KARAKTERISTIK PETERNAK DOMBA DAN KONTRIBUSI KONSEP INTEGRASI TERNAK TERHADAP PENDAPATAN TERNAK DOMBA DI KECAMATAN SECANGGANG KABUPATEN LANGKAT

Abstract

The long-term objective of the study is to determine the extent to which the characteristics of sheep breeders and the contribution of livestock integration to the income of sheep breeders in Secanggang District, Langkat Regency. The integration of livestock and plants is one of the livestock cultivation activities, which is the application of an integrated business between plant commodities and livestock (sheep) commodities that utilize agricultural potential as livestock integration, both in the form of livestock waste and agricultural production activities such as picking their agricultural products. The livestock and crop integration concept is often applied by sheep breeders in Secanggang District, Kab. Langkat is the concept of sheep farming with food crop cultivation. From this livestock and crop integration activity, farmers will get additional income from the sheep farming business and the food crop business. This livestock integration concept increases farmers' income through rice straws used as animal feed and livestock manure as the main ingredient for making compost used for organic fertilizer, which can increase land fertility. Therefore, it is necessary to research how big this concept of livestock integration contributes to the income of the sheep farmer family. Not all sheep breeders apply the concept of integration; there are also sheep breeders who choose only sheep farming. So it is necessary to analyze the characteristics of breeders such as those who apply the concept of integration of livestock with plants. Keywords: Farmer Characteristics, Income Contribution, Livestock Integration.