The efforts to increase livestock population can be reach by cattle-palm oil integration. Bireuen Regency contributes 13.32% to the population of cattle in Aceh province. The potency of palm oil plantations, and distribution of cattle population is an opportunity to implement the system of integration of cattle-oil palm-in Bireuen Regency. The aims of this research were to analyze the potential of system of integration cattle-palm oilin Bireuen Regency, and to determine the priority of development area of cattlepalm oil-integration. Several analysis that was conducted were: potential analysis of oil palm plantations using Location Quotient, Shift Share Analysis, financial analysis; analysis of level of preference of respondent to farmer group using likert scale; Multiple Criteria Decision Making with TOPSIS and Analytical Hierarchy Process model. The results shows that Bireuen Regency has considerable potential in developing a system of integration of cattle-palm oil -. This is indicated by R / C ratio > 1, LQ> 1, positive value of SSA and livestock farming profits between 7-10 million / year, and farmers group preference has a high percentage of positive response on farmer group as a forum for human resource development, cooperation , and increased production.
Environments in which oil palms grow involve some components and production resources crucial in increasing the development of integrated palm oil plantation systems without damaging the environment. This study aimed to determine strategies and direction of the development of oil palm-cattle integration and improve the regional economy. The primary data were obtained through questionnaires by interviewing 50 respondents, which comprised cattle farmers and experts /stakeholders of Almuslim University and STIE Kebangsaan Bireuen and local government agencies directly involved with the study topics. AHP and SWOT were used to analyze oil palm-cattle integration strategy development data. The main findings of the study require main strategies: 1) Increasing the efficiency of oil palm-cattle integration from extensive to intensive model with the support of stakeholders; 2) Creating an effective and successful pilot cattle farmer groups in carrying out oil palm-cattle integration by utilizing cheap and nutritious feed from oil palm plantations; 3) Utilizing cow dung as fertilizer and biogas as a source of income for farmers; 4) Expanding cattle farmer's knowledge on the development of beef cattle population and livestock health services; 5) Increasing active government participation in facilitating cattle and oil palm farmers in integration implementation, and 6) Utilizing financial institutions/banking services to increase business capital which will aid in increasing beef cattle population and oil palm production.
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