Hubungan Karakteristik Penyuluh Terhadap Keberhasilan Pengembangan Usaha Peternakan Sapi Potong Po Di Di Desa Tondegesan, Tondegesan Satu Dan Tondegesan Dua

Abstract

RELATIONSHIP OF THE AUTHOR CHARACTERISTICS WITH THE SUCCESS OF DEVELOPMENT OF COW LIVESTOCK BUSINESS IN TONDEGESAN, TONDEGESAN ONE, AND TONDEGESAN TWO VILLAGE. Theaim of this studi was to evaluate the characteristics of extension agents from the aspects of knowledge, skills, motivation, attitude, distance of residence and extension facilities in developing PO cattle breeders in Tondegesan Village, Tondegesan Village One and Two Kawangkoan District. The study was designed as a survey to 100 farmers as respondents. The results of the study showed (1) Characteristics of Extension Workers classified as good for developing of PO beef cattle business indicated from knowledge, skills, motivation, attitude of farmers, distance of residence and extension facilities, (2) Relatively good things from extension agents in their roles as an instructor isprovided material extension considered on farmers needed, and the ability of the instructor in explaining the material. The results of the analysis show that the value of x2count = 26.586, which is greater than the value of x2table which is 9,488.Thus, we conclude that there is a significant correlation between the characteristics of extension agents and the successful development of PO beef cKeywords: Characteristics, extension agents, successattle business.