Potential and Opportunities of Livestock Development in 24 Locations PSDSK Assistance of BPTP Support For Food Security

Abstract

Assistance is one important aspect in the success of the strategic program of the Ministry of Agriculture. BPTP active role as a source of appropriate technology is indispensable in assisting efforts to increase cattle business development and success of government programs to improve livestock productivity. PSDSK assistance, an activity organized by the Ministry of Agriculture for FY 2014 is implemented by 24 BPTP scope Center for Agricultural Technology Assessment and Development. The location for PSDSK mentoring set after coordinating with related agencies. Performance of accompaniment by the Ministry of Agriculture has generally been able to increase daily weight gain (Average Daily Gain/ADG), an average of 0.341 kg/head/ day at group level before assistance becomes 0.669 kg/head/day after the assistance. An increase in the average weight cut after mentoring reaches 20% of the average before the assistance (of 252 kg/head into 341 kg/head). BPTP which produces innovations tend to reach higher achievement than that innovation BPTP has been adopted, except for reproductive innovations, the percentage is almost the same among the innovations produced and adopted (60%). PSDSK Assistance by the Ministry of Agriculture in 2010 through 2014 has developed very dynamically. Location determination requires coordination of technical assistance at the local level along with related agencies, and should chance to be a show window for the development of the region.