Productivity And Farmers' Income in Rice Plants Crop-Cattle Integration Farming System in Lera Village, Wotu Sub-District, East Luwu District

Abstract

Integrated farming systems have become part of the farming culture in Indonesia. This system can efficiently utilize local resources, namely by-product materials like straw and livestock manure. The income of farmers with and without a crop-livestock integration system is undoubtedly different. This is because farmers with integration will get revenue from two businesses, namely crops and added from their cattle business. This study aims to assess the benefits of crops and cattle in the integration system and analyze the contribution of integrated agriculture to the production of rice crops and cattle and farmers' income. The primary method used to achieve the objectives in this study is descriptive (descriptive analysis). Quantitative and qualitative research is based on solving factual problems that exist in the present. The data collected were compiled, tabulated, and analyzed by analyzing farm income in the rice and cattle integration system. The results showed that the waste produced from rice plants in straw and bran can be helpful for cattle feed, saving energy and reducing the costs of finding grass and buying feed. At the same time, cattle feces (dung) and urine are helpful as organic fertilizers for rice plants to save the use of Urea, SP-36, and KCl fertilizers. The average income obtained from rice-cattle integration farming amounted to Rp. 32,103,966 with an R/C Ratio value of 1.793 means that the income level of rice-cattle integration farming in Lera Village is profitable, and the business is feasible to develop.