| dc.description.abstract | Resources have an important role in livestock farming business, while the
aspect of vulnerability can hamper the development of livestock farming
business. The purpose of this study is to identify the resources of dairy cattle
farming business and examine its effects on the aspects of vulnerability. The
resources of this study consisted of economic resources, environmental
resources, and social resources. The research was conducted in June-September
2019 at the Joint Business Group (KUB) of Tirtasari Kresna Gemilang which is
located in Malang District, East Java Province. The 174 respondents are all dairy
farmers who are the members of the group. The data collection methods used are
Focus on Group Discussion (FGD), observation, and survey. The survey method
was carried out through interviews and questionnaires. Data were analyzed using
the Partial Least Square (PLS) method. The results showed that the vulnerability
aspect of dairy cattle farming business was positively and significantly affected
by economic and environmental resources (0,249 and 0,317, respectively). On
the other hand, social resources had a negative influence, although it was not
significant to the vulnerability aspect of dairy cattle farming business. The
conclusion of the research shows that the aspect of the vulnerability of dairy
cattle farming business is influenced by economic, environmental, and social
resources by 29.5%. | en_US |
