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Sutawi*1, Winaya A1, Sutanto A1, Prihartini I1, Ibrahim JT2 and Tain A2
1Department of Animal Science, 2Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Malang 65144, Indonesia
Abstract
National development in every country aims to create people's welfare. Agriculture plays an important role in improving the
economic welfare of the Indonesian population. Research on the effect of agriculture on the Indonesians economic welfare has
been widely carried out, while the effect of agriculture on the Indonesians happiness was still limited. This research aims to
analyze the effect of GDP, agricultural GDP, and livestock GDP on Indonesians happiness. The study was conducted in January-April 2021.
A regression model was applied with the dependent factor of the Happiness Index and independent factors of GDP, agricultural GDP, and
livestock GDP of the Indonesians in 34 provinces in 2014 and 2017. GDP had no significant effect on the Indonesians happiness.
GDP could be considered as one of the happiness components and should be combined with other indicators. Agricultural GDP had no significant effect on the Indonesians happiness. Agriculture was a producer of staple foods (basic human needs). When basic needs have been met and income
has increased, the happiness was strongly influenced by non-material factors. Livestock GDP had no significant effect on the Indonesians
happiness. Livestock was a producer of food sources of animal protein. For most Indonesians, animal food was still considered luxury goods with
the characteristic that their expenditure for animal food was still very low.
Keywords:
Agriculture, GDP, Happiness, Livestock
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