Abstract:
This study was conducted in October 2012 in the village Beringin Taluk
districts of Kuantan Tengah Regency Kuantan Singingi Riau Province. The method
used in this study is a survey method. Respondent conducted the census. Respondents
in the study were farmers, Tilapia, amounting to 16 people.
The purpose of this study were 1) describe the characteristics of tilapia fish
farmers in the village Beringin Taluk, 2) measure and analyze the level of motivation
of tilapia farmers, 3) determine the push factors that lead farmers do the farming of
tilapia fish in the pond.
The results of this study indicate that the overall level of motivation as a
whole tilapia fish farmers in middle category (1280-1791) ie with a score of 1,780.
The main factors that motivate farmers do tilapia fish farming is the economic factor
while the other factors are the level of education, soil conditions, government
programs. tilapia farmers are in the productive age group. Viewed from the point of
view of the level of motivation of tilapia farmers are in the medium category that is
11 people or 68.75%, and category 5 souls 31.25% higher, in terms of expectations of
the level of motivation of tilapia farmers in medium category by 2 people or 12, 5%
and higher categories as many as 14 people or 87.5% in terms of confidence and
motivation levels of tilapia farmers in the medium category were as many as 10
people or 62.5% and higher by 6 people or 37.5%. Judging from the level of the
individual motivations of tilapia farmers in the medium category were as many as 7
people or 43.75% and high categories were 9 people or 56.25%.
