The Potential of Livestock Farming in the Agricultural Income Structure of Rural Farmers

Abstract

In addition to foodstuff farming by most Indonesian farmers are also raise livestock whether cattle, goats, sheep or even poultry. While agricultural areas decrease over time, livestock should play greater role in improving the welfare of farmer’s household. The aims of this study were to determine the contribution of livestock farming income and the potential of livestock farming in the agricultural income structure of rural farmers. The research was conducted in rural areas at Yogyakarta Province. Survey methods were used in this study and interviews were conducted on 211 farmers. Data were analyzed by income and cost analysis and multiple linear regression analysis. The result showed that the income of livestock rising contributed 31.58 % to the total of agricultural income. Based on multiple regression analysis showed that the total of agricultural income  jointly (P ≤ 0.01; R² = 0.630) was influenced by controlled land (X₁), length of education (X₂), number of family member (X₃), the number of the livestock raised (X₄) and the income of livestock raising (X₅). Partially the controlled land (X₁), the number of the livestock raised (X₄) and the income of livestock raising (X₅) were to have positive and very significant influence (P ≤ 0.01)  on the agricultural income of the farmers. It can be concluded that livestock farming was a branch of agriculture farming and has a very real potential to increase agricultural income of the farmers.