Employing Binary Logistic Regression in Modeling the Effectiveness of Agricultural Extension in Clove Farming: Facts and Findings from Sidrap Regency, Indonesia

Hasim Hasim, Muslim Salam (), Andi Amran Sulaiman, Muhammad Hatta Jamil, Hari Iswoyo, Pipi Diansari, Ariady Arsal, Andi Nixia Tenriawaru, Akhsan Akhsan and Ahmad Imam Muslim
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Hasim Hasim: Agribusiness Study Program, Graduate School of Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km. 10, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
Muslim Salam: Laboratory of Agricultural Development, Department of Socio-Economics of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km. 10, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
Andi Amran Sulaiman: Laboratory of Agricultural Development, Department of Socio-Economics of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km. 10, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
Muhammad Hatta Jamil: Laboratory of Agricultural Development, Department of Socio-Economics of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km. 10, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
Hari Iswoyo: Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, JL. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km. 10, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
Pipi Diansari: Department of Socio-Economics of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km. 10, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
Ariady Arsal: Agribusiness Study Program, Graduate School of Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km. 10, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
Andi Nixia Tenriawaru: Department of Socio-Economics of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km. 10, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
Akhsan Akhsan: Laboratory of Agricultural Development, Department of Socio-Economics of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km. 10, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
Ahmad Imam Muslim: The United Graduate School of Agriculture Sciences, Kagoshima University, Korimoto-ichi-chome 21-ban 24-go, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 6, 1-28

Abstract: The research objective was to examine the factors influencing the effectiveness of agricultural extension in clove farming in Sidrap Regency. Primary data were collected using structured interviews with 140 selected clove farmers to achieve this objective. The binary logistic regression model was employed to test the influence of fourteen independent variables on the dependent variable. The research results indicated that the variables of family size, mass communication approach, electronic media, and clove cultivation material significantly and positively impacted the effectiveness of agricultural extension in clove farming. Meanwhile, the variables of educational attainment, farming experiences, farmers’ cosmopolitanism, print media, and land area had a negative significant effect, and the other variables had no significant effect. These findings are important indicators and valuable insights in promoting and encouraging the effectiveness of extension in clove farming. The findings emphasize the significant role of family characteristics, agricultural extension approaches, and communication delivery methods in the diffusion of agricultural technology and enhancing the effectiveness of agricultural extension. Based on the research results, policy recommendations are proposed to enhance extension effectiveness in clove farming, specifically, augmented farmer education on clove cultivation and the intensification and extensification of mass extension methods, as well as using electronic media in extension activities.

Keywords: effectiveness; agricultural extension; clove farming; binary logistic regression; Sidrap Regency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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