Balance: Jurnal Ekonomi p-ISSN: 1858-2192 | e-ISSN: 2686-5467 Vol.15, Nomor 1 | Juni, 2019 179 FACTORS AFFECTING THE INCOME OF SEAWEED FARMERS IN SIDENRE KELURAHAN, BINAMU DISTRICT, JENEPONTO REGENCY Jam’an Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar andi.jam’an@unismuh.ac.id A. Tenri Syahriani Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar atenrisyahriani@unismuh.ac.id Nurliah Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar nurliah@unismuh.ac.id Abstract This study aims to (1) determine the effect of working capital on the income of seaweed farmers in Jeneponto Regency, (2) determine the effect of land area on the income of seaweed farmers in Jeneponto Regency, (3) determine the effect of production on the income of seaweed farmers in Jeneponto Regency, (4) to determine the effect of the selling price on the income of seaweed farmers in Jeneponto Regency. This research was conducted in Jeneponto Regency to be precise Sidenre Village. This research uses quantitative research. This study covers the factors that affect the income of seaweed farmers in Jeneponto Regency with the variables used, namely working capital, land area, production and selling price. The results of this study indicate that the working capital variable has a positive and significant effect on the income of seaweed farmers in Jeneponto district, the variable land area has a positive and significant effect on the income of seaweed farmers in Jeneponto district, the production variable has a positive and significant effect on the income of seaweed farmers in the district. Jeneponto and the selling price variable have a positive and significant effect on the income of seaweed farmers in Jeneponto district. Keywords: working capital Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk (1) mengetahui pengaruh modal kerja terhadap pendapatan petani rumput laut di Kabupaten Jeneponto, (2) mengetahui pengaruh luas lahan terhadap pendapatan petani rumput laut di Kabupaten jeneponto, (3) mengetahui pengaruh produksi terhadap pendapatan petani rumput laut di Kabupaten Jeneponto, (4) mengetahui pengaruh harga jual terhadap pendapatan petani rumput laut di Kabupaten Jeneponto. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Kabupaten Jeneponto tepatnya Kelurahan Sidenre, penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian kuantitatif. Penelitian ini mencakup faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pendapatan petani rumput laut di Kabupaten jeneponto dengan variabel-variabel yang di gunakan yaitu modal kerja, luas lahan, produksi dan harga jual. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa variabel modal kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap pendapatan petani rumput laut di kabupaten jeneponto, variabel luas lahan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap pendapatan petani rumput laut di kabupaten jeneponto, variabel produksi berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap pendapatan petani rumput laut di kabupaten jeneponto dan variabel harga jual berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap pendapatan petani rumput laut di kabupaten jeneponto. Kata kunci: modal kerja