The factors influencing production and economic efficiency of beef cattle farm in Grobogan Region, Central Java
Abstract: The study was aimed
to analyze the on-farm agribusiness subsystem approach at farm household, to
analyze beef cattle production influencing factors and to analyze economic
efficiency of beef cattle farm. The method use for research was survey method
at Wirosari District and Purwodadi District, Grobogan Regency as research
location. Each district was determined two villages to obtain data from respondent.
Quota sampling method was use for determination the number of beef cattle farm
household without a counting of population as a sampling frame. The number of
respondent for each village was 20 farmers, so the total respondent was 80
farmers. Data were analyzed descriptively for on farm sub-system agribusiness
approach, multiple linear regression and economic efficiency. The research
result showed that the on-farm agribusiness subsystem was on moderate to good
condition, the influencing factors of production were breed, forage,
concentrate, health, reproduction, labor, year of farming and agribusiness
implementation. The value of reproduction efficiency was 8.975 higher than 1,
it was not efficient. The efficiency of farm scale, forage, concentrate, health
and labor were 0.352; 0.128; 0.0148; 0.0235 and 0.0834 respectively less than
1, and it had not been efficient yet. The conclusion of research was the
agribusiness implementation in beef cattle farming was in moderate and good
criteria and gave the benefit to farmers. Production factors of farm scale,
forage, concentrate, health, reproduction, labor, years of farming and
agribusiness implementation were influence to the beef cattle production. The
efficiency of farm scale, forage, concentrate, health, and labor on the beef
cattle farm were not been efficient yet, while reproduction became an
inefficient production factor.
Keywords: on-farm
agribusiness; beef cattle; efficiency; farm household
Author: T. Ekowati, E.
Prasetyo, M. Handayani
Journal Code: jppeternakangg180007