Beef Cattle Feasibility Study of House Hold Farm in Bolmomg Regency, North Sulawesi Province of Indonesia

摘要

A beef cattle agribusiness household farm needs farmer’s way of market production development referring to higher profit. This way could be achieved by adapting the economic principles. The objective of this study was to find out the local beef cattle farm profitable business information. This study was carried out on beef cattle farmers group in Lalow Village, Lolak District of Bolmong Regency. Results showed that raising 10 beef cattles produced the Net Present Value at the DF of 25%, equal to IDR 18,788,330.00, Benefit Cost Ratio (B/C) at the Discount Factor (DC) of 25%, equal to 1.26, Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of 34.21%, with the Break Even Point (BEP) of 6 cattles. It could be concluded that the number of 10 cattles in Lalow Village, Lolak District of Bolmong Regency was feasible for this animal production, with BEP achievement of raising at least 6 beef cattles.