Dissertation of Hilarius Yosef Sikone, S.Pt., M.P.: Supply Chain Resilience of Beef Cattle Business in North Central Timor Regency

Lecturer at the University of Timor (Unimor), Yosef Sikone, S.Pt., M.P. earned a doctoral degree in the Postgraduate Program at the Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Brawijaya (Fapet UB). She took the open dissertation exam on a hybrid basis, Friday (5/8/2022). Carrying out research entitled “Resilience of the Beef Cattle Business Supply Chain in North Central Timor Regency” with the supervisory commission of Prof. Budi Hartono, Prof. Suyadi, and Hari Dwi Utami, Ph.D.

The lecturer of the Animal Husbandry Study Program said that North Central Timor Regency (TTU) is one of the centers of producing beef cattle, especially Bali cattle in East Nusa Tenggara.  Beef from there is distributed to Jakarta and Samarinda, where since 2019 market demand has increased.

These conditions are followed by consumer demands to producers, such as providing services and creating products at the right time and place, with good quality and quality and at a low price level.

“For cattle from TUU Regency to reach live cattle consumers in Jakarta and Samarinda, it must pass through the marketing channel/chain. It starts with the gathering merchants and inter-island merchants, then ends at the big merchants,” said Yosef

But in its implementation, the marketing of cattle in the regions has not been organized in a particular organization.  So that it is still constrained by the guarantee of sustainability of product quality, the lack of supply quantity, the timeliness of delivery, and the ineffectiveness and efficiency of the beef cattle agribusiness supply chain. This causes the bargaining position of the breeders to be weak.

“To maintain the balance of production and demand for beef cattle, it is necessary to study supply chain studies,” he explained.

“From this research will examine product flows, financial flows, and information flow as well as marketing margins in the supply chain, analyze the added value of beef cattle in the supply chain and its processed products, and examine and provide alternative policy options in the development of beef cattle in TUU Regency. Yosef explained

The study sample consisted of farmers, livestock collection traders, inter-island traders, butcher traders, meat retailers, agro-industry (MSMEs), and consumers. The data obtained are processed in such a way and reach conclusions.

First, there are three patterns of flow of cattle and beef supply chain networks in TTU district, namely product flow, financial flow, and information flow. Second, alternative policies in the development of beef cattle there are synergizing government and farmer programs for the implementation of activities to control the slaughter and mortality of productive female mothers, replacement of broodstock to increase the birth of calves/ calves, and down streaming and strengthening the livestock processing industry.  (dta)