Agribusiness development strategy farms dairy cattle in efforts to improve milk productivity in Central Java

Abstract

Abstract The productivity of dairy cattle farming has been low and it has an impact on the supply of domestic milk. Milk imports continue to increase reaching 75% and the remaining 25% was met from domestic production. The study’s aim was to analyze local resource development strategies of dairy cattle farming in Central Java. The study was conducted by survey and observational methods. The determination of location was taken by purposive sampling in Semarang and Boyolali District. Samples of farmers were taken by simple random sampling from 10 dairy farmers groups. There were 120 respondents. In addition, this study had 15 key Informants to add validity to the data. Data collection was done by interview and focus group discussion (FGD). Meanwhile, the data analysis methods used were descriptive quantitative and qualitative. Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used to formulate strategies for developing dairy cattle farming. The results showed development strategy needs to be considered were human resources, local resources and capital of priority scale. Furthermore, the main actors who need attention were the Village Unit Cooperation (KUD), Government, and The Indonesian Association of Milk Processors (IPS).