JEMBRANA, balipuspanews.com – The Community Service Team (Pengmas) of the Faculty of Agriculture, Warmadewa University (Unwar) Denpasar, Bali provided education to the Manuk Amertha Livestock Group, Segah Hamlet, Asah Duren Village, Pekutatan District, Jembrana Regency, on Saturday (15/5/2021). The team led by Dr. I Gusti Agus Maha Putra Sanjaya, S.Pt.,MM and accompanied by team members Ir. Ni Ketut Etty Suwitari, M.Si and Ir. I Nyoman, Kaca, M.Si provided an explanation on how to increase the population so that it can improve the welfare of local chicken farmers. According to Dr. Gusti Agung Maha Putra Sanjaya, based on BPS data, in 2019 there was a decrease in the population of native chickens compared to the previous year. In 2018, the population of native chickens was recorded at 3,040,742, then decreased by 6.17 percent to 2,853,115 in 2019. According to him, in order for the population to increase, real collaborative steps are needed from various parties. The most important thing is how the population can provide welfare to farmers. For this reason, ongoing assistance is very important so that farmers have skills in maintenance management, finance and business analysis. "With this education and assistance, farmers can determine how many super kampung chickens they need to raise in order to gain profits for the sustainability and development of their business in the future," explained Agus Maha. Community service team member Ir. I Nyoman, Kaca, M.Si said that farmers need to pay attention to the cage system for the development of native chicken businesses. Good cages play a major role in the health and growth rate of native chickens. Moreover, most farmers keep the chickens for a maximum of 30 days which are intended as caru chickens. It would be better if farmers could utilize local cage-making materials (wood and bamboo) to save costs. Meanwhile, the Head of the Manuk Amerta I Livestock Group, Komang Ginarsa, admitted that farmers do not yet have the ability in terms of maintenance management and financial management, especially in analyzing the native chicken business. Farmers are also reluctant to develop native chicken farming businesses because of the slow growth of chickens. "This type of chicken has slow growth so it automatically does not provide a quick financial impact to farmers," explained Ginarsa.
author : Dr. I Gusti Agus Maha Putra Sanjaya, S.Pt., MM
