Abstract

The entrepreneurial characteristics of farmers have a significant effect on the performance of the beef cattle business. Entrepreneurial skills can encompass a broad range of various skill sets such as technical skills, leadership and business management skills and creative thinking. So, it is important to do further analysis whether entrepreneurial characteristics and innovation characteristics can affect the increase in entrepreneurial skills of Madura cattle farmers. This research was conducted on Madurese cattle farmers in the Sumenep area, Madura Islands. The number of respondents involved was 96 Madura Cattle farmers. The location selection and sampling were carried out by using a purposive method and a census of Madura cattle farmers. Collecting data using a questionnaire instrument with a measuring scale of 1 to 5. Data analysis using partial least squares is a model that connects a response variable with a set of predictor variables. Based on the results of data processing, it was found that Entrepreneur Characteristics and Innovation Characteristics has a significant effect on Entrepreneurial Skill.

Highlights

  • One of Indonesia's backbones for fulfilling beef consumption in Indonesia is cattle farmers

  • Based on the results of data processing, it was found that Entrepreneur Characteristics had a significant effect on Entrepreneurial Skill with a P Value of 0.004

  • Innovation Characteristics has a significant effect on Entrepreneurial Skill with a P Value of 0.000 (Table 4)

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Introduction

One of Indonesia's backbones for fulfilling beef consumption in Indonesia is cattle farmers. Indonesian farmers use local cattle breeds to help with land labour, recruitment, or long-term savings. Livestock business will help farming of food crops for Indonesian rural residents. Madura cattle are one of the most cultivated livestock businesses in Indonesia. Madura cattle are one of Indonesian cattle's most versatile species, this type of cow is very suitable for both quality beef and working cattle breeding, which is why it is a common livestock. In East Java, in particular on Madura Island, the contribution of Madura cattle as a commodity for the sale and purchase of beef cattle is well grown. Madura cattle farming 's contribution value is very high, touching 24 per cent of East Java demand for beef cattle. East Java's Central Statistics Agency noted that the population of this type of Indonesian

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