Agricultural Land Utilization for Beef Cattle Business Development in Kediri City

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the changes and potential of agricultural land within a period of 5 years to develop a beef cattle business in the Kediri City using the concept of urban agriculture which is adapted to local regulations based on land mapping and baseline scenarios. The results of this study were changed in the function of agricultural land in 2014 and 2019 due to the addition of dry land area and reduction of paddy fields based on the results of overlayed mapping of agricultural land in 2014 and 2019. In this land suitability mapping, Kediri City was very suitable for rice fields and dry fields and deserves to be developed except in the area around the mountains in Mojoroto Sub-District. The land carrying capacity of rice straw and corn straw were very low at the assumptions of taking 20%, 35%, and 50% and does not meet the needs of beef cattle feed with the overall carrying capacity index criterion value was < 1. Utilization of agricultural land for beef cattle business development results in perceptions of feed processing equipment, business costs, economy, rat pests, waste products, laws and regulations, urban forests, business permits, other industries, food security, laboratories, agricultural land, employment opportunities, animal feed, development, government, protection, farmers and breeders, beef cattle farm, and farm pollution.