Empowering Communities on the Feasibility of Local Chicken Livestock Business in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to determine the level of business feasibility and the number of local chicken production resulting in a breakeven point in the organic chicken business in the Gowa Regency and Maros Regency of South Sulawesi Province. The total population of local chicken businesses that spread in the regencies of Gowa and Maros was as many as 584 people. Using the Slovin formulation and determining the number of samples in each Sub-district in two regencies using a proportional sampling technique. Data collection techniques were conducted using documentation, observation, and questionnaire techniques. The analysis tools used are revenue cost ratio (R/C ratio), benefit-cost ratio (B/C ratio), and break-even point based on cost approach, price, revenue, and business revenue. The conclusions of the research are: generally, local chicken businesses in Gowa and Maros districts have a feasibility level according to the recommended cost ratio (R/C ratio) and benefit-cost ratio (B/C ratio) which is above number one. The number of production at the time of break-even is as much as 40 chickens per month.