PERENCANAAN PENGEMBANGAN SUBSEKTOR PETERNAKAN DALAM UPAYA PENINGKATAN PEREKONOMIAN DI KABUPATEN SUMBA TIMUR
ABSTRACTThe implementation of regional autonomy aims to optimize its resources so that the community welfare and employment increased accompanied by equitable distribution of the fruits of development. In East Sumba district, one of the potential sectors are agriculture, particularly in the livestock sector. However, management at livestock subsector still experiencing various obstacles, so that development objectives have not been fully achieved. The purpose of this study is to (1) analyzing the potential and role of the livestock sector to the economic development in East Sumba district, and (2) formulating alternative development strategy of the livestock sector in order to boost the economy in East Sumba District. The analysis tool used is LQ (Location Quotient), SSA (Shift Share Analysis), and analysis of SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat). The results of this study indicate that the livestock sector is able to contribute or role for the economy as seen from its ability to meet the growing demand from both inside and outside the territory of East Sumba district. Strategy development of the livestock subsector in East Sumba district are: (1) the provision of infrastructure (roads into the center of the product of the livestock, electricity, water, and financial institutions, (2) the procurement of feed industry and processing of livestock, and (3) enforcement of the rules (laws and customs) pertaining to the establishment of development centers, management of communal land, livestock inter-island trade and other supporting institutions. Therefore, (i) intensification of livestock raising is required to provide adequate food and promoting the availability of infrastructure for the survival of farms, (ii) required formal enforcement (enforcement problem of theft of livestock) andinformal (restriction of the number of animals in a custom implementation of activities) to support the development of livestock for improving the welfare of society.