Entrepreneurship Competence Level of Organic Farmers in Yogyakarta Province

Dian Galuh Pratita; Irham Irham; Jangkung Handoyo Mulyo

doi:10.22146/ae.35887

Entrepreneurship Competence Level of Organic Farmers in Yogyakarta Province

https://doi.org/10.22146/ae.35887

Dian Galuh Pratita^(1*), Irham Irham⁽²⁾, Jangkung Handoyo Mulyo⁽³⁾

(1) Master Students of Agribusiness Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada Jl. Flora No 1, Bulaksumur, 55281 Yogyakarta Telp. (0274) 555675
(2) Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada Jl. Flora No 1, Bulaksumur, 55281 Yogyakarta Telp. (0274) 555675
(3) Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada Jl. Flora No 1, Bulaksumur, 55281 Yogyakarta Telp. (0274) 555675
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

Business on organic farming is now growing rapidly. Entrepreneurship competence has an important role in improving the organic business growth. Therefore, the objectives of this study are 1) to determine personal competence level such as self confidence, creative, risk taking, focus on problem solving, interpersonal ability, and readiness to learn, 2) to analyze technical competence level such as input creation skills, increasing production skills, and enhancing quality skills, and 3) to know the management competence levels namely general planning abilities, monitoring and evaluation, networking, customer management and marketing management. This study was conducted in Bantul, Sleman, and Kulon Progo Districts of Yogyakarta Province among organic rice, fruit, and vegetable farmers. A purposive technique was used to select 90 farmers. Normalized Rank Order method is applied to develop the scale, while Entrepreneurship Behavior Index (EBI) is used to assess the personal, technical, and management competence levels. The entrepreneurial dimension competence assumed different scale values from 5.72 to 1.00, with self confidence getting the highest scale. The result showed organic rice, fruit, and vegetable farmers have high in some of competence. Furthermore, it still need to be increased the management, personal, and technical competence among the organic farmers.

Keywords

EBI, management competence, personal competence, technical competence, organic farmers

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22146/ae.35887