Economic analysis of cattle fattening systems based on forage tree legume diets in eastern Indonesia

Waldron, Scott A.; Ngongo, Yohanis; Utami, Silvia Kusuma Putri; Halliday, Michael J.; Panjaitan, Tanda; Yuliana, Baik Tutik; Dahlanuddin,; Nulik, Jacob; Hau, Debora Kana; Shelton, H. M.

doi:10.17138/tgft(7)437-444

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“…Waldron conducted an analysis of our key leucaena sites and reported that: "Under all measures of profitability, representative (cattle fattening) households at all sites were profitable in the wet season. As expected, 'return to person days' in the dry season were lower than average off-farm wages" due to reduced leucaena biomass productivity and hence the number of cattle raised per household [11].…”

Section: Economic Impactssupporting

confidence: 64%

A successful smallholder cattle fattening project based on leucaena diets in eastern Indonesia

Shelton,

Panjaitan,

Dahlanuddin

et al. 2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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This paper describes the outcomes of a five-year (2011-2016) partnership project between the Indonesian Government and the Australian Centre for international Agricultural Research. The objective was to promote the use of Leucaena leucocephala for fattening cattle in the Provinces of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Detailed biophysical and socio-economic measurements demonstrated that it was possible to double productivity of smallholder cattle by improving their nutrition based on feeding leucaena, thus improving the livelihoods of farming families. The results highlighted an opportunity to similarly enhance productivity of other smallholder cattle enterprises in Indonesia and in other tropical developing countries.

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Section: Economic Impactssupporting

confidence: 64%

A successful smallholder cattle fattening project based on leucaena diets in eastern Indonesia

Shelton,

Panjaitan,

Dahlanuddin

et al. 2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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“…Waldron et al [17] who conducted an economic analysis of a leucaena-fattening system in a village in West Timor showed that under all measures of profitability, leucaena-fattening systems in representative households are profitable in the wet season, and it considerably lower in the dry season and, as would be expected, are sensitive to relative prices of feeder and finished cattle. Further, Waldron et al [17] concluded that importantly, 'returns to person days' are higher than off-farm incomes.…”

Section: Forage Developmentmentioning

confidence: 96%

Cattle production system in semi-arid area of Timor Island

Ngongo¹,

Ratnawaty²,

Matitaputty³

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Since Cattle introduced in Semi Area of East Nusa Tenggara (ENT), Bali Cattle in Timor Island is considered as the most productive cattle in terms of population. In the last 10 years Bali cattle in West Timor (Indonesia) is around 550,000 – 980,000 head, however the quality/performance of Bali cattle is considered degraded and also native vegetation continuing depleted. Until recently, forage is the main limitation for cattle production in semi-arid region of Timor. This paper discusses cattle farming development in semi-arid region of ENT, how to address the forage shortage and farmers’ response to the introduced cattle-forage innovations. The data and information were mainly taken from the collaboration research program of ACIAR and AIAT-NTT, particularly in Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala Var. Tarramba) development. The study revealed that traditional cattle farming relies on grazing land and abandoned/fallow land during dry season for forage. Fattening systems practiced mainly in the area or farmers that have enough forage, particularly Leucaena. Farmer’s plant Leucaena as part of local agroforestry and or integrated forage into maize farming as main strategy to overcome forage shortage problem. Farmers considered innovation related Leucaena as the best innovation/approach to improve cattle farming in semi-arid area. It is concluded that introduced forage legume, particularly Leucaena in semi-arid areas have increased carrying capacity of pastureland, improved soil fertility and decreased shifting cultivation or encourage more permanent crop land.

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“…These traditional feeding methods come with certain limitations that hinder profit maximization and productivity in cattle farming. One limitation is the lack of availability and high cost of commercial feeds [5,6,7], which can strain the financial resources of cattle farmers. Additionally, relying solely on natural pastures for grazing can lead to fluctuations in feed availability, especially during dry seasons when the quality and quantity of forage are reduced.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparative Profit Analysis of Cattle Farming between Pineapple Waste and Elephant Grass Feed in Nunyai Canal District, Central Lampung

Wisnu Rubiyanto,

Paramita Imawati

2023

E3S Web of Conf.

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Cattle farming in Indonesia is still carried out by small and medium-sized farmers and is done traditionally. Farmers’ profits from livestock as a livelihood are still not optimized. This research aims to know the profile of breeder, feeding system, analyzing costs, income and profits as well as analyzing the difference in the business profits of cattle with feed waste pineapple and elephant grass. The study was conducted in Tanjung Anom Village, Nunyai Canal District, Central Lampung. Total respondents were 60 households consisting of 30 cattle farmers with pineapple waste feed and 30 cattle farmers with elephant grass feed. The results of the study showed the revenue of cattle farmers with pineapple waste feed was greater than cattle farmers with elephant grass feed. Each of the profits obtained by cattle breeders with feed waste of pineapple and elephant grass was Rp 1,723,875 and Rp 1,241,751. The difference in profit on the analysis of T-Count obtained the T-calculate value of 0.88 smaller than T-table (2.02269). Using pineapple waste as feed can be a viable option for cattle farmers in terms of profitability and a sustainable solution for utilizing agricultural waste.

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Economic analysis of cattle fattening systems based on forage tree legume diets in eastern Indonesia

Cited by 9 publications

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A successful smallholder cattle fattening project based on leucaena diets in eastern Indonesia

A successful smallholder cattle fattening project based on leucaena diets in eastern Indonesia

Cattle production system in semi-arid area of Timor Island

Comparative Profit Analysis of Cattle Farming between Pineapple Waste and Elephant Grass Feed in Nunyai Canal District, Central Lampung

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