ANALISIS DETERMINAN PENDAPATAN DAN KEMANDIRIAN PEMBUDIDAYA RUMPUT LAUT DI KABUPATEN MAMUJU

This study aims to analyze the influence of socioeconomic factors on the income and independence of seaweed farmers in Mamuju Regency. This study was designed using a combination of model research or explanatory sequential design. The population in this study were all seaweed farmers in Mamuju Regency as many as 1,485 people. Determination of the number of samples as much as 10% of the total population, so that a sample of 148 seaweed farmers. Data were analyzed using path analysis. The results showed that (1) Capital was the variable that had the greatest effect on the independence of
farmers by 55.6%; (2) Land area is the second variable influencing independence by 45.2%; (3) The number of dependents is the third variable that affects independence by 29.9%; (4) The interaction of education and counseling is the fourth variable that affects independence by 24.4%; (5) Experience is the fifth variable that affects independence by 24.3%; (6) Age is the sixth variable that affects the
independence of farmers by 18.5%; (7) The intensity of counseling is the seventh variable that affects the
independence of farmers by 14.1%; (8) Education is the eighth variable that affects the independence of farmers by 11.8%.