Open AccessIndividual factors and performance of agricultural extension officer and impact on competence of cocoa farmers
Author(s) -
Sapar,
S. A. Lamane,
Abdul Haliq,
Isriami,
Sajriawati,
Jusni
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/343/1/012154
Subject(s) - officer , competence (human resources) , agricultural extension , agriculture , structural equation modeling , business , extension (predicate logic) , agricultural science , psychology , marketing , mathematics , social psychology , political science , statistics , geography , computer science , law , environmental science , programming language , archaeology
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of individual factors on performance of agricultural extension officer and impact on competence of cocoa farmers. The sample used in this study consisted of 106 agricultural extension officers, 106 farmer group leaders and 212 cocoa farmers. Data analysis in this study used Structural Equation Model (SEM).The results of this study indicate that the individual extension factors that influence to performance were competence, motivation and independence.