Empowerment of Livestock Farmer through Graduate Program to Build a Village on Dynamics of Beef Cattle Farmer Groups Level of Gaduhan Model (A Case Study in the District of Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi)

Abstract

This study aimed to determine (1) the influence of farmer resources (financial , technological  s, economic , physical, and social resources) and susceptibility to levels of farmer group dynamics and (2) the most dominant factor affecting the dynamics of farmer groups (sustainability of the group). The method used in this study is the method of survey and sampling was arranged through census. Results showed (1) farmer resources consisting of financial , technological , economic , physical , social (resources) and vulnerability context (seasonal  and vulnerability of security) simultaneously affect the level of farmer group dynamics. Partially, financial , technological , and physical resource positively and significantly affect the level of farmer group dynamics. This means the higher the role of resource farmers, the higher the level of group dynamics. Vulnerability negatively and significantly influence level of group dynamics, meaning that the lower the level of vulnerability, the higher the farmers group dynamics, and (2) the most dominant factor influencing level of farmer group dynamics (sustainability of the group) was  technological resources

Keywords: Dynamics, resources, farmers, beef cattle, Gaduhan