ADOPTION OF INNOVATIONS IN SMALLHOLDER DAIRY FARMS IN EAST JAVA, INDONESIA

Abstract

The adoption of innovation is one of the efforts to increase the dairy farming business because it will increase the quality and quantity of the product and also have an effect on income and business progress. This study aims to identify innovations and analyze the adoption rate of innovation in people's dairy farming as the basis for implementing innovation. The research object was 90 smallholder dairy farmers in East Java, Indonesia. The research was conducted using a survey method. The selection of respondents was done by using the multi stage sampling method. Innovation identification and innovation adoption rate were analyzed by descriptive analysis. The results showed that the innovations in people's dairy farms were ammonia straw, fermented straw, concentrate feed, complete feed, animal feed barn, Artificial Insemination, breeds selection, biogas, composting, recording, good housing techniques, dairy machines, chopper machines, and fermented coffee skins. The adoption rate for smallholder dairy farmers in East Java was 0.88.