Open AccessBeef cattle-based farming pattern in dry land, Tanah Laut Regency, South Kalimantan
Author(s) -
Adhe Phoppy Wira Etika,
Widia Siska,
Nandang Sunandar,
Eni Siti Rohaeni
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/950/1/012053
Subject(s) - cropping , agriculture , livestock , agricultural science , intercropping , diversification (marketing strategy) , mixed farming , geography , agricultural diversification , agricultural economics , business , agroforestry , economics , forestry , agronomy , environmental science , archaeology , marketing , biology
A cropping pattern is an effort to plant things on a plot of land by arranging the layout and order of plants for a certain period of time. Cropping patterns and or intercropping can be done with the aim of utilizing resources optimally and to avoid the risk of crop failure and market risk. Diversified cropping patterns are farming diversification with the aim of increasing agricultural yields so that income is maintained. The purpose of this research is to determine the types of farming patterns based on beef cattle, the impact of farming patterns on business objectives, and the income generated from the Decent Living Needs (KHL) that applies on dry land. Decent Living Needs (KHL) is the standard of needs of a single worker/labor to be able to live physically decently in 1 month. KHL is also the basis for determining the Minimum Wage. The study was carried out in Takisung District, Tanah Laut Regency, South Kalimantan. A survey and focus group discussions were used as research methods. Income, livestock waste for fertilizer, agricultural waste for feed, utilization of agricultural land, forage area, and livestock weight gain are the business objectives that are determined and analyzed. The analysis used is analysis of variance (ANOVA), and the Duncan test will be used to determine the contribution of income to the KHL. The research found six dominant cattle-based farming patterns. Farming patterns have a significant impact on business objectives such as income, agricultural waste utilization for animal feed, and agricultural land utilization. The conclusion of this research is that there are 6 dominant farming patterns in the research location, namely paddy and cattle; paddy, rubber and cattle; paddy, rubber, soybeans and cattle; Paddy, soybeans and cattle; paddy, soybeans, peanut and cattle; paddy, corn and cattle. The pattern of business that produces the highest income is the pattern of rice, rubber and cattle and the second is rice, soybean, rubber and cattle. The recommended business is business diversification with several commodities so that the necessities of life can be achieved and sustainable.