The Role of Training in the Development of Beef Cattle MSME as the Economic Driving Sector of Pulubala Village, Gorontalo District, Indonesia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze and describe the problem of MSMEs developing of cow livestock in Pulubala Village, Pulubala District, Gorontalo Regency; analyze and describe the potential of cow livestock in Pulubala Village and describe the role of training in MSMEs developing of cow livestock in moving the economic sector of Pulubala Village. The research design is grouped into two parts, first, identifying the various problems that exist and discussing the solution with the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) method, through this method the problems faced will be known which are then discussed solutions. Second, a short course, this activity is given to increase the knowledge and skills of the MSME community of beef cattle in terms of the method of preparing a proposal for financing. Primary and secondary data collected through questionnaires, observations, interviews and documentation, will simultaneously be analyzed by descriptive statistical analysis, which provides a description of the identity of the respondent and how the respondent assesses the role of training as a means of MSMEs developing. The results of the study show that first, the potential development of Beef Cattle in Pulubala Village, Pulubala District, Gorontalo Regency is very potential. This is indicated by an increase in the number of livestock population from year to year, the potential of land with a number of fresh production, dry production and dry matter production of 1,904,854 tons, 294,463 tons and 221,664 tons respectively, with the highest production of forage grass in Pulubala District. Second, the trainings that have been attended by farmers have an important role in MSMEs development of beef cattle in Pulubala Village, Pulubala District, Gorontalo Regency. This is indicated by the mean value of 4.13 (82.6%) in the goodcategory (category plays a role)