THE ANALYSIS OF SEMI INTENSIVE NATIVE CHICKEN FARMING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES

Abstract

The study was aimed to determine the income for semi intensive native chicken farming and to determine the factors influence it. The study was conducted by survey method and direct interview using questionnaire to 35 members of farmers group "Poyuyanan" in Poyowa Besar Village, South Kotamobagu Dstrict North Sulawesi Province. Data were analyzed by using descriptive and quantitative analysis using multiple regression analysis of Cobb-Douglass model. The result showed that farmer with an average ownership of 8 hens could obtain income equivalent to 37.9 kg of rice per month. The regression analysis showed that altogether the dependent variables had effect to income as much 81.2% (R2 = 0.821). Partially variables that could increase farmers' income were hatching rate, number of productive hen, cost of production and number of eggs hatched. Mortality was the only variable that decreased farmers' income. Cost of production in semi intensive native chicken farming which mainly for buying feed could increase the production and income for farmers that in turn would support food availability of rural communities in Poyowa Besar Villages