Strategy and Policy for Empowerment of Duck Farming Business in Brebes Sub-District, Brebes Regency

Abstract

This study aimed to determine appropriate strategies and policies for empowerment of duck farming business in Brebes Sub-District, Brebes Regency. The method of this study was survey using stratified random sampling with the sample size of 52 laying duck farmers. Data taken in the form of primary and secondary data were analyzed using SWOT analysis. The result indicated that duck farming business did not have Economic Institutions, it was an individual, dependent and unprofessional business because it depended on the middlemen. It can be said that duck farming business in Brebes Regency was a livestock labor business. The strategies and policies for empowerment of duck farming business in Brebes sub-district Brebes Regency included the provision of livestock area facility, waste management, capital, livestock management and development of marketing centers for processed duck meat and eggs products.Keywords: Duck, Institution, Cooperation, Strategy, Policy.

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“…Based on the SWOT analysis that has been done, a strategy formulation can be formulated, and general policies and technical policies are needed in the duck farming business. General policies that can carry out include a) Building a sustainable duck livestock business from the aspects of seedlings, feed, and markets [16] assisting technological innovations (seeds, feed, cultivation, and post-harvest) and improving product quality; c) Intensive training and counseling in the field of local feedbased duck feed preparation, introduction, and prevention of disease, processing, and postharvest and marketing; d) Building institutional provision of livestock seeds and feed industry made from local raw materials; e) Conduct technology transfer and business diversification assistance [17,18], and f) Advocate and socialize intensive duck business cultivation to increase the productivity of livestock products and improve the productivity of products.…”