Analysis of Entrepreneurial Attitudes and Skills Towards Increasing the Income of Organic Coconut Sugar Agroindustry in the Central Agro Lestari Joint Business Group

Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture and Fisheries, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Central Java, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: shaludesta8@gmail.com

Abstract

Agroindustry has a great contribution to the country's economy, this needs to be supported by the development of agro-industry. Craftsman entrepreneurship as a business actor in the cultivation sector is still less attention so far. For the advancement of craftsmen, this is very important. This study was conducted to analyze entrepreneurial attitudes and entrepreneurial skills to increase the income of organic coconut sugar agroindustry in the Central Agro Lestari Joint Business Group. implementing survey methods with 37 artisans. The findings revealed that Central Agro Lestari was founded on September 5, 2017, with 361 assisted craftsmen, the majority of whom have been operating a business for more than 16 years. The level of entrepreneurship indicates that entrepreneurial attitudes, entrepreneurial skills, and increased income are in the good category, each with a score of 1,689, 814, and 430. The results of the hypothesis test indicated that both entrepreneurial attitude (X1) and entrepreneurial skills (X2) have a significant positive impact on the income of organic coconut sugar craftsmen.