The purpose of this study was to know the passion fruit agroindustry environment in Gowa District and to formulate an agribusiness development strategy of passion fruits. The research employed survey method and use qualitatively and quantitatively approaches, also by formulating data by using analysis of internal and external factors, matrix analysis of IE (internal-external), and finally conducting it in Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis to formulate development strategy of passion fruit agroindustry. There are five combinations of procedures that need to be implemented to achieve development strategy such as developing a variety of passion fruit products, make a unique and attractive design of products, institutional strengthening in agroindustry passion fruit, the use of information technology for marketing products and improving coordination between stakeholders (government, farmers, traders, processors) need to be implemented. For practitioners and consultants the findings of this study should enhance their ability in empowering the small scale business of agroindustry in developing their business by encouraging them to produce derived products; Performs innovation on display packaging; Institutional strengthening and using information technology for products marketing; also improves coordination between stakeholders (government, farmers, traders, processors). This research fills a gap in the literature as there has been minimal prior research with the specific focus on development strategy in passion fruit processing SMEs business; thus, it develops a foundation for further study in this area.
The purpose of this study was to determine the potential and availability of duck fodder in paddy fields that supports the sustainability of moving duck farmers’ livelihoods. The research method used was measuring the type of food eaten by ducks in paddy fields after being harvested by tiling and cropping ducks. There were three types of local duck feed in paddy fields after harvesting that could be measured in this study, namely rice that was wasted and left behind on harvested stems (loses), golden snails and earthworms. The availability of feed based on dry weight, namely, paddy at 702.40 kg/hectare, golden snails at 251.20 kg/hectare and earthworms at 4 kg/hectare. The availability of feed in the form of golden snails was quite high, especially the fresh weight of 1.064 kg/hectare. Golden snails reproduced quickly when the fields were already inundated with water. The availability of feed in the form of earthworms is 40 kg/hectare. The results of the research from the harvesting of ducks released in the fields were the consumption of dry weight of feed of 53.24 g/duck. Thus, the estimated feed availability based on dry weight was 97.60 kg/hectare. So that one hectare of paddy fields could accommodate as many as 300 ducks for two months (60 days). For the sustainability of the availability of feed for ducks in the paddy fields after two months of grazing, it can be obtained from the fruit of paddy regrowth from paddy stalks/straw that live in paddy fields. Sources of food for ducks could also be obtained from grasses and small snails that have just hatched and several types of insects in the paddy fields. It concluded that the potential and availability of feed in the paddy fields after harvesting for ducks were still supportive. Therefore, it reduced the cost of feed for farmers.
Moving duck farming is a livelihood system that does not occupy a settled location but moves. Therefore, the relationship between livelihood assets, livelihood strategies, and livelihood outcome is influenced by the characteristics of the moving. This study aims to explain the dynamics of livestock capital of duck farmers moving at various distances in their moving cycle. Data collection techniques were participatory observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. Comparative analysis was applied to see the dynamics of livelihood assets composition based on sequences and moving distances. The result showed that there was a dynamic utilization of livelihood assets based on the moving cycle between the travel process and the settling process at the grazing location. It was concluded that there were differences in the composition of the use of human capital, financial capital, physical capital, natural capital, and social capital between short-distance, medium-distance, and long-distance movements. This study found that the livelihood assets usage on moving duck farming was attributed to the moving traveled distance. At nearby movements, livelihood assets tend forgone for moving duck farming since they are also used for paddy fields. Livelihood assets, such as human, natural, and physical capital, are more dominant than the financial and social capital. The capital carries out to retrieve the fields after harvesting as a grazing site while sustaining that access. It can be concluded that the livelihood assets utilization in moving duck-based livelihood systems are dynamics based on the cycle and the distance of moving covered.
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