Decision Making Of Utilization Of Livestock Manure Waste
Dina Dwirayani1, Zakiyah Amini2, Jaka Sulaksana3

1Departement of Agribusiness, Agriculture Faculty of Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati
2Departement of Agrotechnology, Agriculture Faculty of Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati
3Departement of Agribusiness, Agriculture Faculty of Universitas Majalengka

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence farmers^ decision making in the use of livestock manure waste into biogas. Research using quantitative methods with data analysis techniques using logit regression. The sample used in this study were 30 farmers who were all members of two farmer groups in Japara Village. The results showed that the decision making on the use of livestock manure waste was very dominant influenced by trialability and the complexity of biogas technology. In reality the community feels biogas technology is not easy to practice and people are worried that there are other dangers of biogas technology such as explosions because the tools used to process livestock manure waste into biogas are still very simple

Keywords: decision making, biogas technology, influencing factors

Topic: Agrotechnology