Constraints and role of women in beef cattle farming to access financing in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Beef cattle farming plays an important role in the fulfillment of meat for human needs, reducing poverty and unemployment in Indonesia. Although the role is very large, one of the challenges faced is the low accessibility of financing. This study was aimed to determine the constraints and roles faced by women to access financing in the beef cattle farming. Data were collected through a survey using questionnaires with a sample size of 80 people. This was descriptive research and used descriptive statistical analysis. The result revealed that the greater workload of women in housekeeping and relatively small time allocations and autonomy in determining financing decisions is a constraint faced by women. The role of women were the contributor, in giving consideration whether need to be financed with debt or not, able to control the risk of financing because women are usually more careful in making decisions related; Collaborators, women collaborate with their husbands in managing livestock conducted, while still taking care of household chores and family activities, participate in decisions and use of resources and assets, it is rare to find women who have a small side business that can sustain business capacity, and; Main Proprietor, her own income-generating in beef cattle farming, which she manages and controls herself, provides input to family financial decisions and asset use.