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BIO Web Conf.
Volume 171, 2025
The Frontier in Sustainable Agromaritime and Environmental Development Conference (FiSAED 2024)
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| Article Number | 04012 | |
| Number of page(s) | 13 | |
| Section | Socio-economic Transformation for Sustainable Agromaritime | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202517104012 | |
| Published online | 04 April 2025 | |
The interplay of external support, learning, and social capital in young farmers' agribusiness sustainability
1 Graduate School of IPB University Bogor, Bogor 16680, Indonesia
2 Department of Communication and Community Development Sciences, IPB University, Bogor 16680, Indonesia
3 Ministry of Agriculture, Agency for Agricultural Extension and Human Resources Development, Bogor Agricultural Development Polytechnic, Bogor, Indonesia
4 School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, the University of Queensland, Australia
* Corresponding author: sitigautama@gmail.com
Global food security and environmental sustainability demand innovative approaches to agribusiness, with young farmers increasingly recognized as key agents of change worldwide. This study investigates the influence of external support, learning levels, and social capital on young farmers' effectiveness and agribusiness sustainability in West Java, Indonesia. This Indonesian case study offers valuable insights into factors influencing young farmers' success and agribusiness sustainability, potentially informing policy interventions in other developing nations facing similar challenges. Data from a survey of 227 young farmers were analyzed using structural equation modelling (SEM) with SmartPLS. Results reveal a strong mediating effect of young farmers' effectiveness on the relationship between external support, learning levels, social capital, and agribusiness sustainability across economic, social, and environmental dimensions. These findings suggest that policies supporting young farmer development and capacity building are crucial for enhancing agribusiness sustainability and contributing to global food security and sustainable development goals (SDGs).
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