<![CDATA[This study examined the direct and indirect effects of agricultural extension workers’ competence and Cyber Extension utilization on extension performance in East Nusa Tenggara Province. A quantitative explanatory design was applied to a population of 2,277 agricultural extension workers. Ninety-six respondents were selected using the Slovin formula and proportionate random sampling. Data were collected through questionnaires, interviews, and documentation and analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling with SmartPLS. The descriptive results classified extension competence, Cyber Extension utilization, and extension performance as very good, with mean scores of 4.44, 4.21, and 4.39, respectively. Competence positively affected Cyber Extension utilization (β = 0.863; p < 0.001) and extension performance (β = 0.526; p = 0.004). Cyber Extension utilization also positively affected performance (β = 0.294; p = 0.043) and significantly mediated the relationship between competence and performance (β = 0.253; p = 0.040). These findings demonstrate that strengthening professional competence and effective digital information utilization can improve agricultural extension performance across the province. Thus, Cyber Extension functions as a complementary partial mediator linking extension competence with performance.]]>
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