MARKET FOR FACTOR INPUTS
Abstract
This study aims to investigate the characteristic of input and output market institutions for smallholder livestock and also identify factors influencing the market institution performance in smallholder livestock. Data are collected through unstructured interviews using Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) with focus group discussion at Tapanuli Selatan in FY 2003 covering 30 selected livestock farmers and some traders as interviewed respondents. Data analysis conducted using qualitative and quantitative description, and research results reveal that: (a) input-output market institutions have an important role as determinant factors in smallholder livestock especially the correlation of livestock farmer earnings, (b) Bargaining position of farmers' very weak in the marketing of livestock output because the market structure of tending to oligopoly, (c) Performance of livestock market not only influenced by an internal factor, however, is also determined factor of external, (d) Motivation for a form of mutual profiting partner between livestock farmer and other party is needed to improve performance of input-output marketing of livestock.
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Copyright (c) 2022 Eksya Pasca
Editor in Chief
- Rukiah, Institut Agama Islam Islam Negeri Padangsidimpuan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
Managing Editor
- Zulhimma, Institut Agama Islam Islam Negeri Padangsidimpuan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
Editors
- Ananda Anugrah Nasution, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Padangsidimpuan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
- Samsuddin Muhammad, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Padangsidimpuan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
- Ali Hardana, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Padangsidimpuan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
- Adi Syaputra Situmorang, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Padangsidimpuan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
- Taufik Mahmud, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Lhokseumawe, Nangroe Aceh Darussalam, Indonesia
- Andri Soemitra, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
- Hendri Tanjung, Universitas Ibn Khaldun, Bogor, Indonesia
- Saparuddin Siregar, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
- Rukiah, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Padangsidimpuan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
- Ibrahim Siregar, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Padangsidimpuan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
- Fatahuddin Aziz Siregar, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Padangsidimpuan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia