Animal Production
Vol. 26 No. 3 (2024)

Determinants Influencing Beef Cattle Development Prospects in Kolaka Regency, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

Astarika, Rina (Unknown)
Jabuddin, La Ode (Unknown)
Abdi, Abdi (Unknown)
Zulkarnain, Deki (Unknown)
Munadi, La Ode Muhammad (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Aug 2024

Abstract

The beef cattle farming business in Kolaka Regency still has bright prospects for its development. The purpose of this study was to analyze the prospects and determine the development of beef cattle in Kolaka Regency. This study was centered in Watubangga District because it is the base area for beef cattle development. The research variables include the social characteristics of farmers and production costs, involving 45 farmers as respondents. The data analysis method used in this research is the Revenue-Cost approach and the Cobb-Douglas production function using the natural logarithm model. The research results show that the beef cattle business in Kolaka Regency has prospects or is profitable for development with an R/C ratio of 3,12. Meanwhile, the variables of total production and investment costs determine the prospects for developing beef cattle farming in Kolaka Regency. Therefore, support from across sectors is needed to improve the beef cattle business in the future, especially in terms of accessibility of business funding sources.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JAP

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Economics, Econometrics & Finance Veterinary

Description

Animal Production: Indonesian Journal of Animal Production is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Faculty of Animal Science, Jenderal Soedirman University in association with the Animal Scientist Society of Indonesia (ISPI), the Indonesian Association of Nutrition and Feed Science (AINI), and ...