Analisis Kelayakan Usaha Peternak Sapi KUD Singkuang I Kecamatan Muara Batang Gadis Kabupaten Mandailing Natal

Abstrak

The research aims to analyze production costs, revenues and the feasibility of raising beef cattle based on the number of livestock. The research used a survey method, data was collected through interviews with breeders using questionnaire tools. The sampling method used non-probability with a purposive sampling technique on 15 breeders with respective livestock numbers of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 with 47 livestock in one Mitra KUD, Muara Batang Girls District, Mandailing Natal Regency. Next, the data obtained was analyzed using descriptive analysis. The research results showed that production costs were greater with the increasing number of livestock, as well as higher revenues and profits, and the R/C ratio for each farmer was within 2, 4, 4, 5, and 6 which was feasible to develop with an overall R/C between 1.2 – 1.6 with an R/C ratio > 1. Likewise, the NPV value was positive, indicating that the beef cattle farming business was an investment that provided profits for the farmer, then the livestock business can continue.