Potential of food crop waste as one of beef cattle feed sources to support meat self-sufficiency in Gorontalo District during the new normal period

Abstract

This study aims to determine the potential of food crop waste as one of beef cattle feed sources to support meat self-sufficiency in the Gorontalo District during the new normal period. This research is a descriptive study using primary and secondary data. The data obtained is then calculated for the analysis of livestock performance to see the growth rate of beef production and the analysis of the concentration index for agricultural waste feed production in the Gorontalo District. The results obtained indicate that the growth rate of beef production in the Gorontalo District is In (y) = 13.50 + 0.12 t so that the growth rate increases by 12%. Furthermore, the FPCI value in the Gorontalo District is still in the low category in 12 Sub-Districts, the medium category in 4 Sub-Districts, and the high category in 3 Sub-Districts. This shows that the availability of beef cattle feed is not fully fulfilled if it only relies on existing food crop waste even though there is a growth in meat production in the Gorontalo Distric.