The analysis of beef cattle business sustainability in Donggala Regency, Indonesia

Beef cattle business in Indonesia has a huge prospect. It is supported by the increasing demand due to population growth and development of the national economy. Consumers' demands for beef cannot be met from domestic supply because the rate of increase in demand cannot be matched by population growth and increased production. Nationally, to meet the demand for beef, the government imports cattle's in order to fulfill consumers' demands for meats so that the dependence on foreign cattle's is getting higher. The aim of this study is to examine and to analyze the sustainability of beef cattle business using SEM analysis tool. Specifically, the study was conducted in Damsol district, Donggala, because this district is the center of beef cattle production in Donggala even in Central Sulawesi. The determination of the sample size in this study refers to Solving formula on the precision of 5% and was obtained of 165 farmers. Based on the results and discussion, we concluded as follows (1) the Human Capital (X1) has no significant effect on the Beef Cattle Business Sustainability (Y), it shows that the level of human capital value (X1) will not affect the level of Beef Cattle Business Sustainability (Y). the Social Capital (X5) has no significant effect on the Beef Cattle Business Sustainability (Y), it shows that the level of the social capital value (X5) will not result in the level of the Beef Cattle Business Sustainability (Y).