Development of kaligesing etawah crossbreed goat in Purworejo Central Java Province

This study aims to analyze the development of Kaligesing Etawah crossbreed goat in Purworejo Regency through community-based resource management approach, with the specific aims of assessing the condition of Kaligesing goat related to natural increase, examining the role of local government in determining the policy of developing Kaligesing goat in Purworejo, and recommending strategies in the development of Kaligesing goat through community-based resource management approach. The method used was a triangulation methods which include observation, survey and document study. The results showed that social-demographic such as education of farmers, goat ownership and land ownership were low level and natural increase of Kaligesing goat based on percentage of births per year and percentage of deaths per year was 45. 51. The role of the government in determining the policy of developing Kaligesing goats in Purworejo is the Decree of the Purworejo Regency No. 188.4 of 1989 concerning the preservation of Kaligesing Goat, in addition to the Decree of the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia No. 2591 / Kpts / PD.400 / 7/2010 dated July 19, 2010, determination of Kaligesing Goat as a local strain of Central Java. The recommended strategies that need to be carried out are: strengthening the Kaligesing goat farmer group in terms of maintenance and marketing management, self-economic strengthening by establishing farmers' cooperatives, establishing market information centers managed by groups or cooperatives to make it easier for farmers to obtain information about selling prices, popularize recording / livestock records so as to tighten the entry of breeds from outside the region, ensure the availability of feed land in areas that can grow feed crops and the processing and preservation of forage crops. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.