Farmers’ Motivation to Join The Cocoa-Goat Integration Program A Case in Nglanggeran Agricultural Technology Park, Gunungkidul Regency

Abstract

Research of farmers’ motivation to attend the cocoa-goat program in Agricultural Technology Park Nglanggeran Gunungkidul Regency is located in Nglanggeran village. This study aims to determine the implementation of the integration of the cacao-goat program in Agricultural Technology Park Nglanggeran, the farmer’s motivation level to attend the program and identify factors affecting the farmer’s motivation to participate in the program. The method used in this research is the descriptive-analytic method. Location samples were determined purposively while respondents were taken by simple random sampling among 60 people. Data are analyzed with the proportion test and multiple linear analysis. The research result shows the farmer’s motivation level to follow the integration program of cocoa-Etawa dairy goat in Agricultural Technology Park reached 92.34%. Farmer’s motivation was significantly affected by age. Meanwhile, formal education, farmers’ income, duration of farming, perception of farmers, group leader’s role, and the role of agricultural extension did not significantly affect farmers’ motivation to attend the cocoa-goat program’s integration Agricultural Technology Park Nglanggeran.