SUSTAINABLE BEEF CATTLE BUSINESS IN INTEGRATION SYSTEM WITH FOOD PLANT IN GORONTALO DISTRICT

Gorontalo District is one of the districts in Gorontalo Province, which can develop a beef cattle business. This study aimed to determine the beef cattle business's sustainability in the integrated system with food crops. This research was conducted in three sub-districts and six villages in Gorontalo District from April to June 2018 using a survey method. Primary data were collected through interviews, focus group discussions, and questionnaires for 100 respondents, while secondary data collected through documentation reports from related agencies and previous research. Data analysis used the Rap-SISPOTTA modified sustainability analysis method. Measurement sustainability based on economic dimensions, environmental dimensions, technical dimensions, institutional dimensions, and social dimensions and then analyzed by Multi-Dimensional Scaling using Exel for Rap-SISPOTTA. Wherewith this application, a feasibility and significance test is carried out with sustainability analysis, and simulation analysis of the sustainability model. The results show that each dimension's performance attributes are mapped into two reference points: bad points and good points, and the performance level is divided into four categories. The current resources owned by farmers make it possible to run an integrated crop and livestock business. The results showed that dimension's performance attributes mapped into two reference points: bad points and good points, and the performance level was divided into four categories. The current resources owned by farmers make it possible to run an integrated crop and livestock business. The results show that each dimension's performance attributes are mapped into two reference points: bad points and good points, and the performance level is divided into four categories. The current resources owned by farmers make it possible to run an integrated crop and livestock business.