| Summary: | To evaluate the cattle sharing program implemented by Lembaga Mandiri
yang Mengakar di Masyarakat (LM3), an independent community-based
institution in Manokwari, West Papua, in terms of farmer income, labor
employment and cattle population increase, a survey was conducted using all the
55 farmers participating the program from august to October, 2010. Net present
value (NPV), benefit/cost ratio (BCR) and internal rate of return (IRR) were
determined from the conditions of before and after participating the program.
NPV was found to increase for 64.40% from IDR 18,251,432 (before) to IDR
28,338,774 (after). BCR and IRR were found to be much greater than 1 (21.35)
and much greater than bank�s interest (50%). Average income was found to be
IDR 5,212,500/year. Cattle natural population increase was found to be
27.05%/year. This program increased the labor employment as much as 12.27%.
Regression analysis showed that the factors affecting the ability of farmers to give
back the share were cattle mortality (P<0.01), farmer experience (P<0.05) and
calving interval (P<0.01). It is concluded that this cattle sharing program is a
success program in increasing cattle population, employment and income of the
farmers in Manokwari, West Papua.
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