Factors Forming Millennial Farmers' Perceptions of Farming in Soppeng Regency, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

Abstract

The millennial generation is the successor generation to the previous generation. This assumption is a moral burden borne by young people to fulfill the responsibilities given by the older generation. It is believed that the level of interest of young people in working in agriculture will be influenced by how well young people perceive work in the agricultural sector. The research objectives are describing the factors that form perceptions of millennial farmers in farming and analyze the perceptions of millennial farmers in farming. The research found that perception-forming factors consist of internal and external factors. The internal factor has a score of 3,641, which means that the internal factors forming the perception of millennial farmers in farming food were in the "very good" category. External factors have a score of 4,296, which means that the external factors that shape the perceptions of millennial farmers in farming food are in the "good" category. Millennial farmers' perceptions of farming were based on indicators of farm income, employment status, farming environment, career development opportunities, and old age security. The perception score was 5,634, meaning that millennial farmers' perception of farming in Liliriaja District, Soppeng Regency,South Sulawesi Province wass in the "very good" category.