Strengthening women^s entrepreneurship capabilities in palm-cattle integrated farming system
Suci Wulandari (a*) Renato Villano (b)

(a) Indonesian Center for Estate Crops Research and Development, Bogor, Indonesia
*suciwulandari[at]hotmail.com
(b) University of New England, Armidale, Australia


Abstract

Rural women entrepreneurs plays a significant role in economic, social and sustainable agriculture development aspects in addition to increasing added value, creating a thriving community system, and encouraging the achievement of a competitive agribusiness system. One of the agribusiness systems that is developing in Indonesia is palm cattle integration. However, the entrepreneurial capabilities of women in palm-cattle integration is still limited due to underlying issues and challenges. Using qualitative techniques, this paper aims to evaluate the women^s entrepreneurship aspects in the palm-cow integrated system and identify potential strategy to strengthen women entrepreneurship skills. The performance of women entrepreneurship is not only influenced by individual factors, but also external factors driven by the agribusiness system and the external environment. Strategy to strengthen women entrepreneurship can be considered through a two-pronged approach - assistance program and facilitation support. The results offer useful insight for policymakers and stakeholders to address issues of women entrepreneurship in the context of accelerating the implementation of palm-cattle integration.

Keywords: women, participation, entrepreneurship, palm-cattle

Topic: Agricultural Institutions Development

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