The importance of aquaculture community group (ACG) in social media (Facebook) towards the aquaculture knowledge and financial improvement of small scale fish farmers (SSFF) in rural areas of Central Java

• Published in: IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2018-04, Vol.137 (1), p.12097
• Main Authors: Elfitasari, T, Nugroho, R A, Nugroho, A P
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aquaculture; Digital media; Farmers; Fish; Fish farms; Fisheries; Random sampling; Rural areas; Sampling; Sampling methods; Social networks; Statistical methods; Statistical sampling
• ISSN: 1755-1307; 1755-1315
• DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/137/1/012097

Internet is now widely used by people all over the world, including small scale fisheries communities such as fish farmers. Many applications are being created including social media Facebook which are used by small scale fish farmers (SSFF) for its ease and convenience. The objective of this research is to identify the impact of aquaculture community group (ACG) in social media Facebook towards the improvement of aquaculture knowledge and financial condition of small scale fish farmers in Central Java. This research used quantitative approach where questionnaires were distributed into two groups: SSFF who are member of ACG in social media Facebook and who are not. Sampling technique used random sampling, used 60 samples of SSFF in Central Java. Data obtained were tested using the test statistic Independent t-test using SPSS v.20. Result showed a significant effect of group who are member of ACG in social media Facebook and those who are not, towards the aquaculture knowledge (t count -7.424 and sig 0.000) and financial improvement (t -3.775 and sig 0.000). The results of the average value of the SSFF who are ACG member in Facebook are also higher than farmers who are not.