HOW EFFECTIVE ARE FACTORS SUPPORTING SUSTAINABILITY OF BEEF CATTLE FARM?

Abstract

Studies were done to determine how well various aspects of the farm's operation contribute to its long-term viability. Kupang Regency was the location of the study. Kupang Regency's 24 sub-districts were randomly split into 3 samples; from those, 2 villages were chosen at random. The sample villages and sub-districts were selected based on the highest population of the beef cattle and the distance among the sub-districts was relatively far. 240 cattle farmers as sampels were selected non-proportionally from the three sub-districts samples. Data, then, were analysed by applying Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using a software ‘smartPLS 3’. The result showed that the factors effects significantly on the productivity of the beef cattle farm were: supporting of animal production fascilities, supporting of human resources, supporting of market, include motivation of social and cultural. The significant influence factor towards the sustainability of the cattle farm was the human resources. Factors that significantly effect on the sustainability through productivity were supporting fascilities of catlle production, supporting of the human resources called the cattle farmers, supporting of the market, and correlation of social-cultural motivation. The productivity of the cattle farm has a significantly correlation to the sustainability of the beef cattle farm.

Keywords

• beef cattle farming
• kupang regency
• productivity
• supporting factors
• sustainability