ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS FACTORS IN ORDER TO ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY AND INCOME OF DAIRY CATTLE FARMERS IN CENTRAL JAVA - INDONESIA
Abstract: This survey aims
were to determine the potency of dairy cattle development, and to find
therelationship among of various factors to improve productivity and income of
dairy cattle farmers.Semarang, Boyolali and Banyumas districts were taken as
study location. Total respondents were 495farmers, in which 225 farmers were
members of the Village Unit Cooperative (VUC), 180 farmers weremember of
Various Business Cooperative (VBC) and 90 farmers were member of Farmer
GroupAssociation (FGA). Primary data were obtained through interviews with
farmers and secondary datawere obtained from related institution. Descriptive
and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) analysiswere used in the study. Based
on LQ (Location Quotiens) analysis, dairy cattle in Central Java waspotential
to be developed. The LQ value of Semarang, Boyolali and Banyumas districs were
4.57, 7.68and 0.46, respectively, with 4.24 on average. The dairy cattle farmer
income was IDR 1.024.095/monthwith an average of scale ownership lactation
cattle was 2.7 head/farmer. Model Goodness of Fit of SEMwas fit with the SEM
requirement. The productivity was influenced significantly (P<0.01)
byenvironmental, economic, institutional, and social factors. Dairy cattle
farmer income were influencedhighly significant (P<0.01) by technical and
institutional factors (P<0.05) of the income. These resultsindicated that
the role of technical factors, social, economic, institutional and business
environmentneeds to be considered in order to increase business productivity
and farmer incomes.
Author: M. Mukson, I. Isbandi,
S.I. Santosa, S. Sudjadmogo, A. Setiadi
Journal Code: jppeternakangg120062
