PENGEMBANGAN MODEL INTEGRASI KARET-SAPI DI DAERAH SENTRA PERKEBUNAN KARET

Abstract

Low and fluctuating rubber price problems are lowering farmers' incomes today. In addition, Indonesia is also experiencing a national meat deficit that is projected to occur by 2026. The integration of rubber crops and cattle could be a solution to that. This paper aims to study the model of rubber integration in several maintenance patterns, analyze the by-products and livestock wastes that can be integrated into the rubber-beef integration system, and analyse the use of cutting cows in rubber farms. The research was conducted in the experimental garden of the Rubber Research Center, Banyuasin through interviews and observing group activity in person. The results of studies show that farmers can integrate cattle activity into some patterns of maintenance that are adapted to the conditions of the existing agroecosystems. Potential by-products such as rubber seeds as a feed supplement and livestock waste as a rubber industry waste decomposer can be done with technology support. The results of the economic analysis of the rubber cutting cattle enterprise showed a net income of Rs.16,890,000/year and an R/C ratio of 2.34 with the ownership of five cows which means that the business is beneficial to farmers. Support for rubber-cattle integration development policy can be achieved through the establishment of cattle groups at the center of the farm. The rubber-cattle integration program also helps to accelerate the beef production initiated by the government through the Pimentan number 17 in 2020.