Assessing Pig Production and Net Revenue in Reducing Poverty and Maintaining Food Security: Evidence from the West Papuan Farmers

Abstract

Pigs are a favorite animal for the Papuan because they are valuable in social, cultural, and economic. In supporting food security and poverty alleviation, the relationship between pig production, revenues, poverty reduction, and food security was computed. The study determines the factors that influence production and pig revenue to reduce poverty and support the food security of the farmers in Manokwari. Selected 150 farmers taken from three regencies in West Papua. Pig production, pig revenues, poverty gap, and food security were analyzed simultaneously using Two Stage Least Squares regression. The results showed that the feeding and the age of the breeder had a significant effect on the resulting production output. In terms of income, the price of tofu dregs and cheap quality rice significantly affect the amount of income. The encouraging thing is that although the pig farming business has not had a significant effect on the food security of the farmer's family, this business is able to keep the family of the breeder away from the poverty line. The pig farming business can be used as a means of alleviating poverty in the community by further increasing the need for alternative sources of food.