Abstract
Small scale farms play an important role in Indonesia. However, shortage of capital become the main challenge for small farms. To foster the economically sustainable farms, the diversity and the characteristic of dairy farms should be understood. This study identified farmers’ types by using typology approach based on the capital as active variables. The data were obtained from interview with experts, direct observation, formal survey to 353 farmers, and recording from the public authorities and the milk cooperatives. We performed MFA, HCA, desciptive as well as comparative analysis. The indicator of economic sustainability was chosen through in-depth interview with experts and the scoring was created. Results showed that there were five farmers’ types and farmers type 5 was the most economically sustainable type. In other words, specialized farms with higher level of capital and more productive worker were able to generate more family income and might be more sustainable economically. The study underlined the importance of typology approach to understand the diversity and the characteristic of farming system. It was also useful to identify in what condition dairy farm is economically sustainable. To have more economically sustainable farm, strategy in increasing farm capital and productive worker should be done.
Highlights
Small scale farms play an important role in Indonesia
Shortage of capital become the main challenge for small farms
This study identified farmers’ types by using typology approach based on the capital as active variables
Summary
The main constraints and appropriate policy related to the development of small farm sometimes seems difficult to be identified due to the diversity of agro-ecosystems in Indonesia [1]. Understanding the farms’ diversity is important to design the policy and to adapt new technology [2] in order to develop smallholder dairy farms to be more sustainable. Multiple Factor Analysis (MFA) and Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA) were applied to establish the typology of dairy farming systems. The aim of this study was to describe and to characterize the diversity of dairy farming systems using typology approach in West Java Province: Bandung Barat District and Subang District. This study aimed at understanding in what conditions farms are more economically sustainable
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