STRENGTHENING THE FARMERS INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL OF KEBUMEN ONGOLE CATTLE RELATED TO LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONS TO FACE THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 4.0
Mochamad Sugiarto, Syarifuddin Nur, Oentoeng Edy Djatmiko, Yusmi Nur Wakhidati, Alief Einstein
Faculty of Animal Science, Jenderal Soedirman University
Abstract
Intellectual capital is the farmers intangible asset related to human, relational and structural capital. Human capital in the form of knowledge and skills, relational capital is the ability to interact with markets, consumers, and others, meanwhile structural capital is the ability to develop innovations and to manage the household organizations. This research aims at identifying the farmers intellectual capital of Kebumen Ongole cattle related to the livestock productions and analyzing the factors strengthening the farmers intellectual capital. The survey was conducted on 147 farmers of Kebumen Ongole cattle through a multistage sampling method. The obtained data were then analyzed using descriptive statistical test and spearman ranking correlation test. The results showed that the farmers had already have adequate intellectual capital with the score of 116.92. The farmers ability related to education and information access is one important factor to strengthen the farmers intellectual capital (P <0.01). The farmers ability to access information is considered essential in order to strengthen the farmers intellectual capital.
Keywords: education, information access, intellectual capital
Topic: Socio-economic aspects of animal farming