Factors Influencing Agricultural Extension Competence at Samosir Island Agritourism, Lake Toba

Helena Tatcher Pakpahan, Ravik Karsidi, Sugihardjo, Sapja Anantayu

2021

Abstract

This study aimed to determine what factors affected agricultural extensions’ competence in the agritourism region of Samosir Island, Lake Toba. The research method is quantitative that uses a survey technique. The data collection technique was questionnaires distributed to 44 agricultural extensions in Lake Toba’s Samosir island. The data analysis tool used is multiple linear regression with SPSS version 25. The results of the study concluded that factors affecting the competence of the extensions were age, work experiences, number of dependents, total income, number of fostered farmers, education and training, achievement motivation, technology, and government policies. The level of education and the number of assisted villages were the factors that did not affect the competence of agricultural extensions in the region of agritourism of Samosir Island, Lake Toba.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Pakpahan H., Karsidi R., Sugihardjo. and Anantayu S. (2021). Factors Influencing Agricultural Extension Competence at Samosir Island Agritourism, Lake Toba. In Proceedings of the 3rd Annual International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities - Volume 1: AICOSH, ISBN 978-989-758-603-3, pages 119-124. DOI: 10.5220/0010805600003348

in Bibtex Style

@conference{aicosh21,
author={Helena Tatcher Pakpahan and Ravik Karsidi and Sugihardjo and Sapja Anantayu},
title={Factors Influencing Agricultural Extension Competence at Samosir Island Agritourism, Lake Toba},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd Annual International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities - Volume 1: AICOSH,},
year={2021},
pages={119-124},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010805600003348},
isbn={978-989-758-603-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 3rd Annual International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities - Volume 1: AICOSH,
TI - Factors Influencing Agricultural Extension Competence at Samosir Island Agritourism, Lake Toba
SN - 978-989-758-603-3
AU - Pakpahan H.
AU - Karsidi R.
AU - Sugihardjo.
AU - Anantayu S.
PY - 2021
SP - 119
EP - 124
DO - 10.5220/0010805600003348