Factors Influencing Indonesian Dairy Farmers in Making Business Decisions

Authors

  • Utomo Sarjono Putro School of Business and Management, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung, Indonesia
  • Dini Turipanam Alamanda Faculty of Economics, Garut University, Garut, Indonesia
  • Hesty Nurul Utami Newcastle University Business School, Newcastle University, 5 Barrack Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
  • Manahan Siallagan School of Business and Management, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung, Indonesia
  • Shena Nadya Nirmala School of Business and Management, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12695/ajtm.2021.14.1.5

Keywords:

Agent-Based, Dairy Farmer, Milk Production

Abstract

Abstract. The development of the dairy industry in Indonesia is concentrated in Java and is dominated by the traditional farm with small-scale ownership, which is farmers do not get a big profit, farm management is very simple, farmers low level of education, and most farmers have dairy cattle that functioned as savings. This research was conducted to answer questions about how the behavior and decisions of farmers are influenced by interactions with other agents or factors; and how to encourage farmers to increase the cattle population and milk production so that farmers' income increases and have a sustainable business farm to develop the dairy industry in Bandung Regency. Agent-based modeling was conduction with the help of the SOARS program.  In this research, dairy farmers are categorized into three clusters using cluster analysis, which is, the motivated, the survived, and the unsatisfied. Agent-based modeling is suitable for the complexities of this research which are the motivation, behavior, decision, and interactions of dairy farmers will be affecting the output of the dairy industry system as a whole; and to implement some policy scenarios. 

Keywords:  Agent-based, dairy farmer, milk production, business decisions, behaviour

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Author Biography

Dini Turipanam Alamanda, Faculty of Economics, Garut University, Garut, Indonesia

Dini T. Alamanda has been working at Faculty of Economics, Garut University as a full-time lecturer Since 2018. Since 2010, Alamanda has published more than 95 original publications both in national conferences, national journals, international conferences and international journals and three of her publications received the best papers in international conferences. Many of her research projects supported by external grants (Government and Privates). In addition to her research activities, Alamanda has been involved in various types of business project held by PT. Telkom, Telkom Education Foundation, Telkom Health Foundation, PT. Telkomsel and Government in terms of local, national and international scope

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Submitted

2021-02-26

Accepted

2021-04-04

Published

2021-04-23

How to Cite

Putro, U. S., Alamanda, D. T., Utami, H. N., Siallagan, M., & Nirmala, S. N. (2021). Factors Influencing Indonesian Dairy Farmers in Making Business Decisions. The Asian Journal of Technology Management (AJTM), 14(1), 75–88. https://doi.org/10.12695/ajtm.2021.14.1.5

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