The purpose of this study was to find out how the level of adoption of farmer innovation in the development of onion farming is and how the behavior changes of farmers on the application of innovation in onion cultivation in Kayu Loe Village, Bantaeng District, Bantaeng Regency. This research was conducted in Kayu Loe Village, Bantaeng District, Bantaeng Regency using a simple random sampling technique with 42 respondents. The data analysis technique used is quantitative and qualitative descriptive analysis using a rating scale. The results showed that the adoption stage of agricultural extension on shallot cultivation in Kayu Loe Village from the interest stage was 2.13%, tried 2.28 and received 2.18 was included in the medium category because farmers did not adopt new things conveyed by the extension workers, where the three results are less encouraging or motivating to increase the production of shallots in the village. While the awareness stage is 2.44 and the assessment stage is 2.41, it is included in the high category because farmers have adopted the things that have been conveyed by the agricultural instructor. Where when delivering information about the development of shallot farming, extension workers apply shallot agricultural production to the community so that farmers are motivated in the use of new shallot planting ideas. Changes in knowledge of farmers are classified as moderate category because farmers do not know what innovation adoption of onion planting is and farmers also rarely participate in counseling about onion planting innovations.
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