Potret Pasar Ternak Sumatera Barat
Abstrak: A survey to
understand the profile of livestock market in West Sumatra had been conducted
within three months since August to November 2012. The survey had two
objectives; (a) to recognize the stakeholders of livestock markets; and (b) to
classify the level of livestock market development. Eighteen livestock markets
(69.2 %) have responded to fill a distributed questioner from nine districts
and municipalities. Collected data were analyzed by using a simple statistical
tools as well as descriptive and qualitative approach. The results showed that
there were five components of stakeholders with a different role; (1) farmer,
(2) farmers group, (3) middlemen, (4) traders and (5) market officers.
Livestock markets could be divided into three categories; (a) big market, (b)
middle market and (c) small livestock market. Each category has its own
indicators. There was a need to improve the livestock market management to
anticipate the external and globalization forces. Then it should be a more
transparent transaction process in the internal affairs where market process
and products are good, standard, healthy and halal. Therefore livestock markets
require an improvement of both at their infrastructures and institutional
capacity buildings.
Penulis: F Madarisa, Edwardi,
Armadiyan, Lazuardi
Kode Jurnal: jppeternakandd120119
