Driving Factors for Sustainable Livestock Development in Indonesia: Study on Beef Cattle Commodities
a) Amam Amam, b) Muchamad Luthfi, c) Koko Wisnu Prihatin, d) Tian Jihadhan Wankar

a) Department of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Jember, Indonesia
b) National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia
c) Balai Besar Inseminasi Buatan (BBIB) Singosari, Indonesia
d) Department of Socioeconomic Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Animal Science, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia

Abstract

The driving factors for the development of smallholder beef cattle farming include consumption needs and market availability, government policy and institutional support, social and cultural community, availability of animal feed sources, availability of upstream and downstream industries, as well as regional carrying capacity and use of appropriate technology. The aim of the research is to analyze the influence of driving factors on sustainable livestock development in beef cattle commodities. The research variables consist of driving factors (X) and the five dimensions of sustainable livestock development, namely the ecological dimension (Y1), the economic dimension (Y2), the social and economic dimension (Y3), the institutional dimension (Y4), and the technological dimension (Y5). Research data was obtained by means of Focus Group Discussion (FGD), filling in questionnaires, and interviews. The research respondents consisted of 60 small-scale beef cattle fattening farmers with ownership of 7-60 heads in Bondowoso Regency. Data were analyzed partially using simple linear regression with SPSS 26.0. The research results showed that driving factors had a positive and significant influence on sustainable livestock development, especially on the ecological dimension of 0.492, the economic dimension of 0.376, the social and cultural dimension of 0.327, and the institutional dimension of 0.442. The research conclusion shows that the driving factors for sustainable livestock development are worthy of the attention of all stakeholders in beef cattle farming commodities.

Keywords: beef cattle, livestock business, ruminants, sustainable livestock development.

Topic: Animal Agribusiness and Related Subject