Time allocation of family Labor in beef cattle farming based on gender

Abstract

This research aimed to calculate time allocation of family labor on cattle farming based on gender, and to analyze some factors influencing the time allocation for beef cattle farming. The research was conducted in Jepara, Indonesia. The research respondents were 71 beef cattle farmers selected by purposive sampling. Data were analyzed descriptively and multiple linear regression analysis. The contribution of women to the allocation of work time was 25.11% and 74.89% for men.The ratio of the time allocation of the female family workforce to that of male family workforce on beef farming was influenced by all independent variables simultaneously with R2 of 0.407. Partially independent variables having positive effect significantly on the dependent variable were the proportion of women productive age and the proportion of men who work outside farming (P≤0.01). The independent variables having negative effect significantly on the dependent variable were the proportion of education for women who have completed 12-year basic education; the proportion of women who work outside farming (P≤0.01), and the number of children under five years old (P≤0.10). It can be concluded that the small-scale beef cattle farming in the rural, the male family workforce was more dominant than the female family workforce.