The Effect of Innovation on Increasing Productivity and Goat Farming Income in Cocoa-Goat Integration System

Abstract

The productivity and farmers income fromgoats farming is currently low.The aim of this study is to determine the effect of innovation on improving goat productivity and the increase of goat farming income in the cocoa-goat integrated system. This study was conducted at “Andum Rejeki” farmer groupin Banjarharjovillage, Kalibawangsub-district, KulonProgoregency.The number of farmers involved in this studywere 30 people divided into 2 models, namely modelA and B.Each model consisted of 15 people.Model A is a farmer who apply goat farming using innovation, while the technology used in farmers model B based on farmers’ experiences, without innovation.Innovations in farmers model A include the use of slatted floor, mating calendars and optimization of goat feed by utilizing cocoa biomass. The variables observed in models A and B were goat productivity. Goat productivity was observed for 7 months (May to November, 2014) using farm record keeping. The productivity of goats between models A and B were analyzed using independent T-test. The income analysis of goat farming was done on each model. The results indicated that the average number of goats for 7 months on model An increased from 4.8 to 5.7 head, whereas in model B the number of goats at the beginning and end was the same, 3.3 head.The birth of a kid for 7months on model A was 1.8 ± 2.1 heads higher than model B of 0.1 ± 0.4 head. Income from goat farming per year on farmer model A (IDR3.34 million) was higher than farmermodel B (IDR0.55 million). The study concluded that goat productivity and income of goats on farmers using innovation are higher than those without innovation.