Clove is one of commodity plantation that has a high value. In the Kalices village, the farmers cultivating the clove since 1990 until now with the price of clove up and down, but the clove farmers in the Kalices village still persisted, so the researcher feels necessary to investigate the motivation of farmers in cultivating the cloves. This study involved 32 clove farmers who are members of farmer groups and still active in cultivating the cloves. The data was obtained by descriptive analysis which used Sperman Rank Correlation. Overall, the farmers in the Kalices village were motivated to cultivate the cloves. The farmers were highly motivated to cultivate the clove for the old days’ guarantee. They feel secure by having the clove farming because it can be a wealth, a saving of the old days, and an investment. The correlation between internal factors and the motivation was the higher education made the farmers motivated to cultivate the cloves because the social status, the higher availability of fund made the increasing of motivation for cultivating the clove for the old days’ guarantee. Thus, to improve the farmers’ motivation in cultivating the cloves, they should develop their own potency. It can also be supported by the Department of Agriculture as source information to give supervision through the counseling, so that can fulfill the farmers’ need for clove cultivation.