THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIMENSION AND ITS INFLUENCE TOWARDS THE LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION FOR SHRIMP FARMS IN PARIGI MOUTONG, CENTRAL SULAWESI, INDONESIA

The research was conducted to identify the influence of socio-economics dimension, which consisted of financial capital, frequency of training on agriculture, and product price as well as their implication towards the level technology application in and productivity of shrimp farm. The research methodology was survey and the survey was conducted in Parigi Moutong Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The sampling method was "two stage cluster sampling". The number of samples was 54 respondents who live in four villages in three different subdistricts, namely Dolago and Boyantongo in South Parigi Subdistrict, Malakosa in Balinggi Subdistrict and Sausu Piore in Sausu Subdistrict. The data collection methods were questionnaire and documentation from secondary source. The data analysis method was multiple linear regression. The analysis indicated that financial capital, frequency of training on agriculture, and sales price had simultaneous influence towards technology application. Frequency of training on agriculture had partial, significant influence towards technology application level significantly, but the other factors did not