Allocation of working time for integrated Bali cattle farmers in oil palm plantations, North Konawe Regency, Indonesia

Abstract

The study aimed to determine the characteristics of farmers and to calculate the allocation of family work time in the management of an integrated Bali cattle business in oil palm plantations to be carried out in October-December 2022 in Wiwirano District, North Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi. The research location was determined intentionally, and the respondents were determined by accidental sampling by taking 15 respondents in each village so that 60 respondents were obtained. The results of the survey and identification show that the characteristics of farmer-breeders in Wiwirano District, North Konawe Regency, are generally dominated by productive age (83%), a low education level (50%), main job as a farmer (98%), experience in farming livestock (57%), experience in oil palm plantations >20 years (73%), and the number of family dependents is 4-6 people (68%). The average time spent on family labor in the Bali cattle business is 3.65 HOK (11%), while the average time spent on family labor in the oil palm plantation business is 30.6 HOK (89%).