The Profiling of the Farmers with Semi-Intensive and Intensive Cattle Production Systems in South Konawe District, Southeast Sulawesi Province

Sulfiar, A. E. T. and Atmoko, B. A. and Guntoro, B. and Budisatria, I. G. S. (2020) The Profiling of the Farmers with Semi-Intensive and Intensive Cattle Production Systems in South Konawe District, Southeast Sulawesi Province. In: 2nd International Conference on Improving Tropical Animal Production for Food Security, ITAPS 2019, 22 November 2019, Kendari.

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Abstract

The study aimed at determining the profile of the beef cattle farmers with semi-intensive and intensive production systems in South Konawe district. It was expected that the results of the study could be information source for stakeholders and policymakers in developing farming resources. It was conducted in July-August 2019 using participatory rural appraisal method and involved 105 farmers selected using purposive sampling and considering production system and minimum cattle ownership. Data were quantitatively described and analyzed using independent T-test. The mean age, the cattle farming experience, the number of family members, and the cattle ownership of the farmers were not significantly different. The cattle farming motivations as savings and insurance were higher among the farmers with semi-intensive production system (P<0.05), which were 2.98±0.13 vs. 2.72±0.45, but those as primary livelihood and manure producer were higher (P<0.05) among the farmers with intensive production system, which were 2.28±0.45 and 1.46±0.50 vs. 1.62±0.53 and 1.09±0.29. The participation of the family members of the farmers in the cattle farming activity was not significantly different. It was concluded that the cattle production system related to farming motivation. The farmers with the semi-intensive production systems used cattle more as saving and insurance, while those with the intensive production system used cattle as primary source of income and manure producer.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information: Cited by: 2; All Open Access, Gold Open Access
Uncontrolled Keywords: Animals; Fertilizers; Food supply; Manures; Motivation; Beef cattle; Cattle production; Farming activities; Information sources; Participatory rural appraisals; Policy makers; Primary sources; Production system; Agriculture
Subjects: S Agriculture > SF Animal culture
Divisions: Faculty of Animal Sciences > Department of Livestock Socio-Economics
Depositing User: Sri JUNANDI
Date Deposited: 13 Feb 2025 06:38
Last Modified: 13 Feb 2025 06:38
URI: https://ir.lib.ugm.ac.id/id/eprint/14288

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