Differences in characteristics of farmers who do and do not conduct a beef cattle business partnership system (teseng)

Abstract

Abstract The character of farmers has an important role in running a beef cattle business with a teseng system carried out between farmers and capital owners who provide cattle for and are cultivated. This study aims to determine differences in the characteristics of farmers who do with those who do not do the teseng in Patimpeng District, Bone Regency. This research was conducted with a sample of 50 people beef cattle farmers. A simple random sampling technique was done through interviews and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that the characteristics of farmers who did the teseng aged from 39 to 47 years, all were male, the most recent education was high school/equivalent, the majority of family members numbered 4 to 6 people, most had cattle 4 to 6 tails, and have been raising for 10 to 15 years.The characteristics of farmers who do not do the teseng aged 48 to 56 years old, all are male, the most recent education is high school/equivalent, the number of family members is mostly 1 to 3 people, most have cattle from 4 to 6 tails and have been raising for 10 to 15 years.