The implementation of a profit-sharing system between beef cattle farmers and the Maiwa Breeding Centre in Enrekang, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to understand the characteristics of the farmers who join the profit-sharing system. This research used observation and interview method and the population was the farmers who joined the sharing system with MBC. This research was conducted from March to April 2018 in the Maiwa Sub-district; Enrekang Regency. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics with frequency distribution and income analysis. A total of 44 beef cattle farmers who had a profit-sharing system with MBC and were located in Maiwa Subdistrict, Enrekang Regency were used as the research sample. The research was descriptive, analysing primary and secondary data, qualitatively and quantitatively. The results showed that the age of the farmers who joined the system was in the productive age (95%), predominantly male (95%), most of them had graduated from junior high school (45.5%), had 5-6 dependent people in household (47.7%). The income earned in the 6-month maintenance period was more preferred by the farmers than the income in the 12-month maintenance period.