The Influence of Employee Competence and Work Motivation on Productivity at Anggi Putra Pratama Broiler Chicken Farm in Support of Food Security in Ujung Batu

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effect of employee competence and work motivation on productivity at Anggi Putra Pratama broiler chicken farm in Ujung Batu, Rokan Hulu Regency, and its contribution to supporting regional food security. The research employs a quantitative associative approach, with a census sample of all 30 employees. Data were collected through a Likert-scale questionnaire, observation, and interviews, and analyzed using multiple linear regression following validity, reliability, and classical assumption tests. The regression analysis produced the equation Y = 4.215 + 0.412X1 + 0.486X2. The t-test showed that competence (t = 2.957; p = 0.006) and work motivation (t = 3.421; p = 0.002) each have a significant positive partial effect on work productivity. The F-test showed that competence and work motivation simultaneously have a significant effect on productivity (F = 24.578; p = 0.000), together explaining 62.0% of its variance (Adjusted R²). These findings indicate that both competence and motivation are important, complementary levers of productivity at this broiler farm, with work motivation showing a somewhat larger effect, and offer practical implications for strengthening employee training and motivational support as part of efforts to sustain poultry-sector productivity and regional food security.