Increasing Independence of Farmers through Business Group Dynamics Beef Cattle in Gorontalo District

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of group dynamics on the Independence of beef cattle farmers in Gorontalo District. The research conducted in Gorontalo District from February to June 2018. The method used is quantitative. The samples were determined by multistage sampling. The number of samples is 120 people. The data were processed using the AMOS program's Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis.

The results showed that group dynamics affected farmer independence by 0.840. each dynamic indicator gave a good average contribution including clear group objectives 61.4% group structure 65.6%, task function 67.6%, group development coaching 58%, cohesiveness 60.2%, atmosphere 50%, effectiveness 54.3% group pressure 63% and group desire.74%. The level of farmer independence has a value of 2.87 (good).