The Potential of livestock development in Pandeglang District, Banten Province

Abstract

Located in sub urban area which is very close to the capital city of Jakarta,
Pandeglang Regency has great potential in the development of livestock sector that leads to an
independent and reliable economic growth. The aim of this research was to identify and
determine the potential region for livestock development in Pandeglang Regency. The study
used location quotation (LQ) and added capacity of ruminant population (ACRP) analysis. The
result of LQ analysis from 35 districts indicates that each sub-district has a livestock base with
a positive LQ value. Data presents an indication of animal activities in some sub-districts based
on LQ Values. Maximum potential land resources in Pandeglang Regency is 102 891.22
Animal Unit (AU) and the real population is 75 951.57 AU. So, opportunity for added capacity
of ruminant population based on land resources is still available for 26 939.65 AU. The result
shows that Cikeusik sub-district has the highest potential to increase the number of livestock
population up to 6 900 AU, followed by 4 800 AU for Panimbang sub-district, and Sobang
Sub-district is about 3 800 AU. Meanwhile, the potential land resources in Sumur sub-district
is not sufficient for the animals due to over capacity of -1 733.46 AU. It can be concluded that
the development priorities take precedence in the sub-districts of Cikeusik, Panimbang and
Sobang.