Development of Sustainable Livestock Farming to Enhance the Empowerment of Small Farmers
Nanang Febrianto1, Priyo Sugeng Winarto1, Puji Akhiroh1, Muhammad Helmi1, Arsalan Fadlan Aziz1, Aulia Puspita Anugra Yekti1, Trinil Susilawati1 and Budi Hartono1 ,

Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Brawijaya,

Abstract

The program for the development of smallholder beef cattle farming businesses aims to increase national beef production through various development activities and approaches. Community empowerment is a process of social change that is an essential mode for implementing livestock development programs and activities. The purpose of this research is to analyze the level of empowerment of smallholder beef cattle farmers in Bojonegoro. The research location was determined purposively. Data collection was conducted through surveys using structured questionnaires, observations, and documentation of smallholder cattle farming households in Tambakrejo sub-district, which represents the typology of a beef cattle breeding center. Data analysis used a descriptive method with a quantitative approach. The results showed that the empowerment of smallholder cattle farming households cannot be adequately assessed solely based on the livelihoods-status indicators of cattle farming households, which consist of five types of capital: (a) Human Capital, (b) Natural Capital, (c) Financial Capital, (d) Physical Capital, and (e) Social Capital. It is also necessary to include the components of household resilience and household dynamism. Together, the components of the livelihoods-status of smallholder cattle farming households, household resilience, and household dynamism form the empowerment of smallholder beef cattle farming households.

Keywords: Sustainability- Empowerment- Development- Small Farmers- Beef Cattle

Topic: Socio-Economic Studies and Community Development