Potency and Strategy for Developing Beef Cattle Business in South Kalimantan

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10.2991/978-94-6463-116-6_14How to use a DOI?

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Beef cattle; Local resources; South Kalimantan

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the potential and develop a strategy for developing the beef cattle sector in South Kalimantan by maximizing the use of local resources. A mix of survey techniques, focus group discussions, and literature reviews were used to carry out the study. The potential analysis comprises livestock density analysis, feed supply estimation from local resources, demand of feeds and the carrying capacity. SWOT analysis is used to create a development strategy that takes both internal and external development aspects for beef cattle into account. The findings showed that South Kalimantan has a comparatively high potential for improving the beef cattle industry. The level of farm density and the area density with sparse categories, with values of 0.10 and 5.55, respectively, serve as indicators of this. Economic density falls under the sparse category as well (49.8). 5.04 million tons of feed are potentially available from local resources, which can feed an additional 1.5 million heads of cattle, much beyond the needs. Utilizing the sizeable land area, the South Kalimantan beef cattle development strategy should prioritize optimizing locally adapted beef cattle to fulfill domestic and international market needs. The main strategies to be adopted are using abundant agricultural/plantation by-products as a source of feed, building animal feed processing units based on agricultural/plantation by-products, employing financing policies for farmers, and empowering farmers through technical guidance, training, and cultivation aid. The strategy cannot be executed successfully without coordinated government policies between the Central and Regional Governments through programs and activities.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Lira Mailena
AU  - Ratna Ayu Saptati
AU  - Sara Sorayya Ermuna
AU  - Eni Siti Rohaeni
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/03/08
TI  - Potency and Strategy for Developing Beef Cattle Business in South Kalimantan
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Animal Industry 2022 (ICESAI 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 100
EP  - 112
SN  - 2468-5747
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-116-6_14
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-116-6_14
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