Improving production system of beef cattle agribusiness

Beef cattle agribusiness plays an important role in income generation for most farmers in rural areas of Cilacap, Banyumas, and Banjarnegara regencies. In small-holder farming systems, beef cattle production is usually closely integrated into overall food production. The potential economic benefits...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2019-04, Vol.250 (1), p.12050
Main Authors: Sodiq, A, Yuwono, P, Sumarmono, J, Wakhidati, Y N, Rayhan, M, Sidhi, A H, Maulianto, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accessibility
Agribusiness
Agricultural economics
Agricultural practices
Animal husbandry
Beef
Beef cattle
Cattle
Cattle production
Competitiveness
Farmers
Farming
Food production
Livestock
Livestock breeding
Livestock production
Natural resource management
Natural resources
Resource management
Rural areas
Technology
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Summary:Beef cattle agribusiness plays an important role in income generation for most farmers in rural areas of Cilacap, Banyumas, and Banjarnegara regencies. In small-holder farming systems, beef cattle production is usually closely integrated into overall food production. The potential economic benefits of the application of important technologies and improved natural resources management could be taken into account. This study described the situation of the improving livestock production system of beef cattle agribusiness in order to increase accessibility to bank, to identify characteristics of management system and constraints of accessibility to bank. This study was conducted at the farmer groups of Beef Cattle Cluster Program located at Cilacap, Banyumas, and Banjarnegara regencies. Constraints related to development of beef cattle agribusiness include lack of feeding technology, landless, lack of managing natural resources especially for forages. Implementation of technology in term of good farming practices including breeding and feeding practices could be considered for increasing feasibility and competitiveness beef cattle agribusiness.
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/250/1/012050