Farmers^ Motivation in Controlling Dead Shoot Disease (Phytoptora porri) of Shallot (Allium cepa) in Onanrunggu District, Samosir Regency, Indonesia
Mahmudah(a*), M. Jufri (a,b) Yuliana Kansrini(a), Amelia Zuliyanti Siregar(a,b), Jhon Rizki Oktomi Purba(c)

a)Indonesian Agricultural Development Polytechnic Medan Jln. Binjai km 10 Medan, Tromol Pos 18, Medan, 20002, Sumatera Utara, mudah_1080[at]yahoo.com
b)Department of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sumatera Utara,Jl.Dr.A.Sofyan No 3 Medan 20155, Sumatera Utara
c)Student of Sustainable Agriculture Extension Studies Program, Indonesian Agricultural Development Polytechnic Medan,Jln. Binjai km 10 Medan, Tromol Pos 18, Medan, 20002

Abstract

The shallot are the beneficial plantation for future in our community.This extension study aims to find out- (1) the motivation of farmers in controlling shoot dead disease (Phytoptora porri) of shallot (Allium cepa)- (2) to examine the factors that influence farmers^ motivation in controlling shoot dead disease (Phytoptora porri) of shallot (Allium cepa). This extension study was carried out in Onanrungguu District, Samosir Regency from March to July 2021. The extension assessment method used was descriptive analysis, then to determine the level of motivation of farmers used the Likert model scoring technique, and to determine the factors that influence the motivation of farmers used multiple linear analysis models. The results of the study of the overall extension of the level of motivation of farmers in the control of dead short disease (Phytoptora porri) of shallots were very highly. In detail, the level of farmer motivation which includes social motivation and economic motivation is classified as very high. The factors that significantly influence the motivation of farmers in the control of shallot dead disease (Phytoptora porri) in are knowledge, social environment, and capital, while the factors that do not significantly affect are age and income.

Keywords: Farmer^s motivation, control, shallot, Phytoptora porri, Samosir.

Topic: Food and Nutrition Security