Keputusan Petambak Menerapkan Teknologi Budidaya Udang dan Pengaruhnya Terhadap Pendapatan Rumah Tangga Petambak Di Kabupaten Parigi Moutong Provinsi Sulawesi Tengah

The objective this research was to understand : (1) level of adopted shrimp culture technology in Regency of Parigi Montang, (2) the internal factor influences on decision of pond’s owner in adopting of the shrimp cultivation technology, (3) the external factor influences on decision of pond’s owners in adopting of shrimp cultivation technology, (4) internal and external factor influences on decision of pond’s owner in adopting of the shrimp cultivation technology, (5) the pond’s owner decision influences in adopting of the shrimp cultivation technology on household income level earned by pond’s owners, (6) feasibility level of the shrimp cultivation business in Regency of Parigi Moutong. The method used in this research is a descriptive and verificative method, data collecting method made use a survey. Meanwhile its sampling is a stratified random sampling. The collected data consist of primary and secondary data. The primary data collection was carried out by observation, interview, and questionnaires, and its secondary data was obtained through a literature study. And data analysis applies a Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Path Analysis, and Business Feasibility Analysis. The research findings showed that adopting of the shrimp culture technology in Regency of Parigi Montang is still low one. Meanwhile, hypothetical testing output demonstrated that internal and external factors have simultaneously and partially influences on decision of pond’s owners in adopting of the shrimp cultivation technology in this regency. Decision of pond’s owners in adopting of the shrimp cultivation technology also affect on household incomes of the pond owners. The shrimp cultivation business in this Regency of Parigi Moutong has still a good potential to be managed. ****Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui : (1) tingkat penerapan teknologi budidaya udang di Kabupaten Parigi Moutong, (2) pengaruh faktor internal terhadap keputusan petambak dalam menerapkan teknologi budidaya udang, (3) pengaruh faktor eksternal terhadap keputusan petambak dalam menerapkan teknologi budidaya udang, (4) pengaruh faktor eksternal dan internal terhadap keputusan petambak menerapkan teknologi budidaya udang, (5) pengaruh keputusan petambak dalam menerapkan teknologi budidaya udang terhadap pendapatan rumah tangga petambak, (6) tingkat kelayakan usaha budidaya udamg di Kabupaten Parigi Moutong. Metode yang digunakan adalah deskriptif dan verifikatif, metode pengumpulan data adalah survey. Teknik sampling yang digunakan adalah Srtatifed ramdom sampling. Data yang dikumpulkan terdiri dari data primer dan sekunder. Pengumpulan data primer dilakukan dengan observasi, wawancara dan kuesioner, sedang data sekunder dikumpulkan melalui penelusuran pustaka. Analisis data dilakukan dengan menggunakan principal component analysis, path analysis, dan analisis kelayakan usaha. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penerapan teknologi budidaya udang di Kabupaten Parigi Moutong masih rendah. Hasil uji hipotesis menunjukkan bahwa faktor internal dan eksternal secara simultan dan parsial berpengaruh terhadap keputusan petambak dalam menerapkan teknologi budidaya udang di Kabupaten Parigi Moutong. Keputusan petambak dalam menerapkan teknologi budidaya udang berpengaruh terhadap pendapatan rumah tangga petambak. Usaha budidaya udang di Kabupaten Parigi Moutong masih layak untuk dikelola