AGRONIMAL: Jurnal Ilmiah Pertanian dan Peternakan

LIVESTOCK CULTURE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF TRADITIONAL FARMERS

Sudarto Sudarto, Muhtadin Muhtadin — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This study aims to analyze the cattle-farming culture within traditional farming communities in Boyolali using an ethnographic approach. The research focuses on farming practices, the principle of moral economy, and the negotiation between traditional values and market logic in shaping rural socio-economic transformation. A qualitative method was employed through participant observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. Informants were purposively selected from small-scale, family-based dairy farmers. The findings reveal that farming practices are not solely oriented toward profit maximization but are grounded in principles of household sustainability, community solidarity, and subsistence security. Modernization through milk quality standards, production technologies, and market integration has influenced production patterns; however, values such as mutual cooperation, family labor, and ecological integration remain preserved. The transformation of farming culture in Boyolali is hybrid and adaptive, where tradition and market rationality continuously negotiate to form a contextual and resilient production system. This study highlights the importance of socio-cultural perspectives in understanding sustainable rural livestock development.

INOVASI SOSIAL PETERNAKAN RAKYAT SEBAGAI IMPLEMENTASI ASTA CITA DALAM PEMBERDAYAAN EKONOMI KERAKYATAN

Zaenuddin Zaenuddin — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This study aims to analyze how social innovation practices in smallholder livestock farming represent the implementation of people-centered economic principles within the national development framework of Asta Cita. The research was conducted in Lombok Timur using a qualitative approach through in-depth interviews, participant observation, and document analysis. The findings reveal that social innovation is collectively constructed through livestock farmer groups, village cooperatives, collective feed purchasing, joint marketing systems, and solidarity funds. These practices emerge as responses to structural constraints such as limited capital access, price fluctuations, and weak bargaining power of small-scale farmers. Social innovation not only improves production efficiency and household income (12–18%) but also strengthens social capital, women’s participation, and community economic resilience. The study demonstrates that people-centered economic principles within the Asta Cita framework can be operationalized through strengthening local institutions and collective participation. Therefore, social innovation in smallholder livestock farming represents an inclusive, participatory, and sustainable model of rural economic development.

INTEGRATION OF ASTA CITA VALUES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PESANTREN BASED LIVESTOCK BUSINESSES

Supadi Supadi, Sudarsana Sudarsana — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This study aims to analyze the integration of Asta Cita values in the development of pesantren-based livestock enterprises and their contribution to institutional economic independence and student empowerment. The research was conducted at Pondok Pesantren Nurul Islam Tengaran using a qualitative approach through in-depth interviews, participant observation, and document analysis. The findings reveal that values of economic self-reliance, collective participation, equitable benefit distribution, and sustainability are internalized in livestock management practices through deliberative decision-making, active student involvement, and collective profit allocation. The integration of these values contributes to diversified institutional funding sources, enhanced entrepreneurial capacity among students, and strengthened social capital within the pesantren. However, challenges remain in managerial capacity, capital access, and leadership regeneration. This study highlights that pesantren-based livestock enterprises can serve as a practical model for implementing people-centered economic development within a sustainable national development framework.

EFEKTIVITAS FORMULASI Seed Coating UMBI BAWANG MERAH TAHAP Seedling DALAM MEMACU PERTUMBUHAN BAWANG MERAH (Allium Cepa L.)

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Shallot (Allium cepa L.) is an important horticultural commodity whose productivity is strongly influenced by seed quality and early plant growth. One approach to improving seed quality and early growth performance is the application of seed coating technology using adhesive materials and biological agents. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of seed coating treatments based on carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) combined with lime, Trichoderma, Bacillus, and mycorrhiza on germination, growth rate, and growth performance of shallot. The experiment was arranged in a completely randomized design with several seed coating treatments and a control, each replicated three times. Observed parameters included germination percentage, growth rate, root length, number of leaves, number of tillers, fresh weight, and dry weight of plants. The results showed that seed coating treatments significantly affected germination and growth rate at 3 and 5 days after sowing, as well as fresh and dry weights of shallot plants. The CMC + lime treatment produced the highest germination, growth rate, fresh weight, and dry weight, while treatments containing biological agents tended to enhance vegetative growth. In conclusion, seed coating technology using CMC combined with lime and beneficial microorganisms has the potential to improve seed quality and early growth of shallot.

PENGARUH KOMPOSISI MEDIA TANAM TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN DAN PRODUKSI TANAMAN CABAI RAWIT

Ary Prasetyo Lende, Marten Luter Lano, Marthen Makaborang — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Low-quality growing media pose a major challenge in cultivating cayenne pepper (Capsicum frutescens L.) in semi-arid areas, along with water availability. Therefore, a growing media formulation is needed to improve soil physical and chemical properties for optimal plant growth and production. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of growing media compositions consisting of alluvial soil, river sand, and rice husk charcoal on the growth and yield of cayenne pepper. The research was conducted at the Field Laboratory of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Artha Wacana Christian University, Kupang, from April to September 2025. The study employed a completely randomized design (CRD) with five growing media composition treatments and five replications. The treatments included P1 = 40% soil, 10% sand, 50% rice husk charcoal; P2 = 45% soil, 15% sand, 40% rice husk charcoal; P3 = 50% soil, 20% sand, 30% rice husk charcoal; P4 = 55% soil, 25% sand, 20% rice husk charcoal; and P5 = 60% soil, 30% sand, 10% rice husk charcoal. Variables observed were plant height, number of leaves, number of fruits, and total fruit weight. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Duncan Multiple Range Test (DMRT) at a 5% significance level. The results indicated that differences in growing media composition significantly affected all plant growth and production variables (P < 0.05). The optimal media was treatment P5 (60% alluvial soil, 30% sand, and 10% rice husk charcoal), which yielded an average plant height of 88.90 cm, 136.20 leaves, 116.6 fruits, and a total fruit weight of 320.70 g. This study demonstrates that increasing the proportion of alluvial soil combined with sand and rice husk charcoal can enhance growing medium quality, thereby boosting the growth and yield of cayenne pepper in semi-arid environments.