Organic farming is one alternative farming system that is environmentally friendly and sustainable. Various kinds of activities to accelerate the development of organic agriculture in the city of Ternate have been carried out, but the productivity of organic agriculture is still relatively low. Many factors affect the intention of farmers to conduct organic farming. This study aims to determine the factors that influence the intention of farmers to carry out organic farming, within the framework of the technology acceptance model (TAM) theory. The research method used is the quantitative method of the survey approach. The study population was members of farmer groups in Ternate. The sampling technique used is multistage cluster random sampling. The sample of this research were 46 farmers. The results showed that the intention of farmers to carry out organic farming 65.5 percent of high-categorized farmers. In its agricultural business, farmers have started to utilize environmentally friendly agricultural inputs such as compost, and also plant-based pesticides. Most farmers have been able to independently make organic fertilizers such as location fertilizer with MOL independently. For factors that influence farmers to do organic farming, among others, are farmers' perceptions of the benefits of organic farming, with a correlation coefficient of 0.845 and a significance of 0.007. Another factor influencing farmers' intention to do organic farming is risk perception with a correlation coefficient of 0.296 and a significance value of 0.000. Benefit perception refers to the farmer's view of how much benefit is gained by carrying out an organic farming system. While risk perception refers to the small risk obtained by conducting an organic farming system.

Pertanian heavy input telah terbukti memiliki dampak negatiif terhadap lingkungan. Pergeseran menuju pertanian yang berkelanjutan seperti pertanian organik menjadi hal yang penting untuk dilakukan. Dengan beragam program yang dilakukan Petani ditidore perlahan mulai menggunakan input input organik sebagai subtitusi input produksi mereka. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah (1). mendeskripsikan perilaku petani dalam budidaya pertanian organik di Tidore, (2). Mendeskripsikan  minat dan perilaku petani dalam melakukan budidaya pertanian organik, dan (3)mengetahui pengaruh minat, umur, pendidikan, dan pengalaman terhadap perilaku pertanian organik pada petani.Penelitian ini didesain sebagai penelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan survey. Sampel penelitian ini adalah 74 petani sayuran di Tidore yang diambil secara multistage random sampling. Analisis data menggunakan statistic deksriptif dan inferensia. Hasil penelitian menunjukan; Secara umum petani dalam budidaya sebagian besar menanam komoditas jagung, cabe, tomat dan terong. System budidaya yang digunakan 91,9 persen secara monoculture dan 8,1 % dengan tumpangsari. Petani sudah mulai menggunakan input input organik dalam budidaya pertanian. Walaupun belum 100 persen input organik, namun sebagai mulai menerapkan sebagain input organik dalam usaha taninya. Pupuk organik yang biasa digunakan petani sebagai subtistusi pupuk kimia berupa pupuk kendang ataupun kompos dari membuat sendiri atau membeli. Secara  rata rata petani melakukan subtitusi input non organik dengan input organik pada proporsi 50 persen. Minat petani dan pengalman dalam usaha tani memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap perilaku penerapan input pertanian organik.