Faktor-Faktor yang Berpengaruh terhadap Tingkat Adopsi Pestisida Organik pada Komoditi Cabai Merah (Kasus: Desa Cinta Rakyat, Kecamatan Merdeka, Kabupaten Karo, Sumatera Utara)

Abstract

Farmers generally control red chili pests and diseases using inorganic pesticides, although there is the opportunity to cultivate them organically. However, not many farmers are interested in doing this. The aim of this research is to analyze the factors that influence the level of adoption of organic pesticides in the research area. The method for determining areas is determined purposively or deliberately. Sampling was determined using the census method, namely by taking the entire population of red chili farmers in the research area as a sample of 95 farmers. The data used are primary and secondary data. The analytical method used is the scoring scale method. Hypothesis testing is analyzed using classic assumption tests, namely the normality test, multicollinearity test, and heteroscedasticity test. The next test uses the multiple linear regression method, namely the coefficient of determination test, simultaneous test and partial test. The research results show that the level of adoption of organic pesticides is in the high category. Then the factors that have a real influence on the level of adoption of organic pesticides are age, the role of extension workers, cosmopolitan level, courage to face risks, and perceptions of the price of organic pesticides, while factors that do not have a real influence are the level of education, land area, and income.