| Summary: | This study aimed to analyze: 1) Dairy farmers motivation in disaster-prone areas
(DPA) II and DPA III of Merapi volcano, and 2) The influence of dairy farmers motivation on dairy
cows productivity. The research was conducted using household survey with interviews involving
respondents were selected. The location determined by purposive sampling study, which was
located in DPA II and DPA III of Merapi volcano. Samples or materials research was determined
by Purposive Sampling method. Dairy farmers in disaster-prone areas chosen with the following
criteria: 1) maintain dairy cows at least one year, and 2) as the member of farmer group’s cage.
The respondent took by using the Census for farmers who have the criteria. Assessment of dairy
farming motivation was based on criteria according to the Likert scale. In order to determine the
influence of dairy farming motivation on the productivity of dairy cows made by Regression. The
average value of dairy farming motivation was high for both areas of research in DPA III of 110.19
while in DPA II amounted to 106.05. Farmer motivation in the DPA III was higher if compared
with the farmer in DPA II. There were very little influence of dairy farming motivation on the
productivity of dairy cows, even in terms of milk production (0.07), services per conception (0.05)
and calving interval (0.002).
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