Farmer Behavior towards Village-Owned Enterprises Beef Cattle Farming Units
ST. Rohani,1, a)* Ahmad Ramadhan Siregar,1) Hastang,1) Ilham Syarif,1) Muhammad Hatta,1) Muhammad Arsyad,2) Muhammad Erik Kurniawan,3) Putra Astaman,4) and Muhammad Darwis5)

1Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
2Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
3Animal Husbandry Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Muhammadiyah Sinjai University, 92615, Indonesia
4Agribusiness Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Muhammadiyah Sinjai University, Sinjai 92615, Indonesia
5Institute for Research, Development, and Empowerment of Indonesian Potential

Abstract

The existence of a Village-Owned Enterprise for beef cattle farming units in the farmer^s environment can stimulate the behavior of farmers to develop their business further. Thus, Village-Owned Enterprises are formed to be pioneers in building interest in beef cattle farming businesses for rural communities. This study aims to determine the behavior of farmers towards the Village-Owned Enterprises Beef Cattle Farming Unit in Patimpeng District, Bone Regency. The sample was 25 people: the village head, Village-Owned Enterprise management, and beef cattle farmers. Data collection was conducted through focus group discussions, and interviews with the help of questionnaires analyzed using descriptive statistics using a Likert scale on each variable measured, namely, 1 = not good, 2 = medium, and 3 = good. The results showed that the behavior of farmers towards the Village-Owned Enterprises Beef Cattle Farming Unit with the variables of farmer attitudes and subjective norms of farmers was in a good category, while the behavioral control of farmers was in the moderate category.

Keywords: Behavior, farmers, BUMDES, beef cattle

Topic: Socio Economic of Agriculture