Factors Influencing Farmers’ Decision to Increase Beef Cattle Business Scale in Central Java Province

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to analyze factors influencing farmers' decision to increase beef cattle business scale through improved technology. The research was conducted by using a survey method. Five districts were purposively selected in three base areas and two non-base areas of beef cattle in Central Java Province, Indonesia. Twenty beef cattle groups were selected based on the largest cattle population managed and their performance, while 196 respondents were randomly selected. Farmers' decision to increase beef cattle business scale was determined using a probit model. Result of the research indicated that the number of family labor and expectation to increase income had a significantly positive influence on the farmers' decision to increase beef cattle business scale. It meant that if the total number of family labor increased, so did the farmers' decision to increase the beef cattle business scale. Also, if the expectation to revenue increased, so did the farmers' decision to increase the beef cattle business scale. On the contrary, education level and business risk had negative significant influence on the farmers' decision to increase the beef cattle business scale with the significance levels of 1.1 and 0.84, respectively.

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