Study on Identification of Micro Environment Factors in Fattening Business Development Bali Cattle in Barru Regency South Sulawesi Indonesia

Abstract

The direction of development of the livestock subsector especially Bali cattle commodity, is the development of the livestock industry managed and developed by farmers with the aim of increasing productivity, population, income and welfare of farmers. This article purposes at presented to identify of microenvironmental towards the development of Bali cattle fattening business. The research was carried out in Barru regency South Sulawesi Province. The sample of farmer include 76 respondents take using the systematics sampling. Survey, interview, and observation methods were applied to gather the data. Data were examined with descriptive statistics. The research was built based on feed units, health units, housing units, and labor units. The outcomes of this study have shown that the micro environment supports progressively for the sustainability of Bali cattle fattening business, so it is hoped that in the future it is necessary to develop a farmer empowerment strategy with government support in implementing the development of the Bali cattle fattening business.