The Potential for Cattle-Palm Integration Business Development in South Kalimantan, Indonesia

The demand for beef in the South Kalimantan region is still primarily met from outside the area. This condition is an opportunity to develop the beef cattle industry in the South Kalimantan region, supported by feed raw materials sourced from oil palm plantations through the integrated system of cattle palm. The study aims to analyze the potential of the cattle palm integration system in South Kalimantan. The data used are primary and secondary. The data were analyzed descriptively quantitatively with tabulation techniques and spatial maps, including feed potential, beef population, the potential addition of cattle population, and livestock capacity. The results showed that the ratio of palm plantation land area in South Kalimantan to the cattle population was 2.68, and the ability to accommodate cattle in oil palm plantation areas was 2,752,990 livestock units/ha/year. Based on the number of cattle units in South Kalimantan of 111,461 heads, the holding capacity cattle in oil palm plantations, and the number of livestock units that have been cultivated with the cattle palm integration system in South Kalimantan 4%, then the oil palm plantation area is still able to accommodate 96% from the capacity or additional potential of cattle as much as 2.641.529 heads/ha/year.