Strategi Pengembangan Agribisnis Peternakan Sapi Ditinjau dari Subsistem Hulu (Upstream) dan Subsistem Usahatani (On-farm) di Kawasan Buffer Zone Taman Nasional Gunung Leuser Kecamatan Bahorok

Abstract

Cattle Farming Agribusiness Development Strategy Reviewed from the Upstream Subsystem and On-farm Subsystem in the Buffer Zone of Gunung Leuser National Park, Bahorok District. (Supervised by EDHY MIRWANDHONO and YUNILAS). Buffer Zone is a buffer area that plays an important role in maintaining the ecosystem within Gunung Leuser National Park (GLNP). Bahorok District can be a research location for the potential development of cattle farming agribusiness because it has a buffer zone. This research aims to determine strategies and analyze alternative strategies that are suitable for implementation in the development of cattle farming agribusiness in the Buffer Zone area of GLNP , Bahorok District. The data used in this research are primary and secondary data. The analysis method used is quantitative descriptive method which includes Internal Factor Evaluation (IFE) Matrix, External Factor Evaluation (EFE) Matrix, IE Matrix and SWOT Analysis. The results showed that farmers still apply extensive maintenance patterns that can result in tiger conflicts preying on livestock. Utilizing intensive strategies that focus on increasing production such as increasing the number of cattle and the quality of seeds, improving quality by applying proper feed management, and increasing efficiency by using an efficient cage management system and applying waste treatment technology. The alternative strategy chosen and most recommended in efforts to develop livestock agribusiness in the GLNP Buffer Zone area of Bahorok District is to increase the number and capacity of livestock with the support of local labor.