Social Economic Status of Etawa (Pe) Goats Farmers in Tamansari Village, Ampelgading District, Malang Regency, Indonesia

Abstract

This research was conducted in October 2019 at Tamansari Village, Ampelgading District, Malang Regency. This study aims to describe (1) household characteristics of PE goat farmers in Tamansari Village, Ampelgading District, Malang Regency, (2) ownership status of production facilities assets, (3) ownership characteristics of PE goats include ownership status, rearing purposes, average number of ownership, the average number of sales and sales value of PE goats. This study uses a survey method. The type of data taken is primary data through interviews. The data obtained were then analyzed descriptively. The results showed that the respondents were at productive age, had a relatively low level of formal education, had a small number of family members, and were very experienced in PE goats breeding. The assets of production facilities that owned by goat farmers are barns, feed warehouses, wheelbarrows, motorcycles and handphones. The average status of livestock ownership is self-owned with the aim of raising PE goats as the main business and side business. The average ownership of PE goats in Tamansari Village was started from 14.50 ± 3.90 in Tamansari sub-village to 17.57 ± 11.30 in Tamanrejo sub-village. The average livestock sales per year was started from 5.82 ± 6.01 heads in Tamansari sub-village to 9.14 ± 9.82 heads in Tamanrejo sub-village. The average value of livestock sales received by breeders were started from IDR 1.79 ± 0.69 million per head in Tamansari sub-village to IDR 1.90 ± 1.23 million per head in Tamanrejo sub-village.