Karakteristik dan Respon Mitra Pengabdian Terhadap Budidaya Ternak Angsa di Desa Simalingkar A, Deli Serdang

Characteristics and Responses of Community Service Partners to Goose Farming in Simalingkar A Village, Deli Serdang

Abstract

Ternak angsa memiliki prospek pengembangan yang baik sebagai sumber pangan bergizi tinggi dan komoditas bernilai ekonomi. Namun, pengetahuan masyarakat mengenai karakteristik dan teknik budidayanya masih terbatas. Kegiatan pengabdian ini bertujuan meningkatkan pemahaman mitra, yaitu ibu-ibu penggerak PKK Desa Simalingkar A, melalui penyuluhan sebagai media transfer ilmu pengetahuan. Responden dipilih secara sensus dengan pendekatan purposive sampling. Saat ini, peran perempuan tidak hanya sebagai ibu rumah tangga, tetapi juga terlibat dalam aktivitas ekonomi keluarga. Hasil wawancara menunjukkan 90% responden merupakan ibu rumah tangga dan 10% petani. Mayoritas ibu-ibu PKK menyetujui pentingnya tambahan keterampilan dalam beternak unggas, dengan tingkat ketertarikan terhadap budidaya angsa mencapai 70%. Meskipun demikian, 40% masih merasa takut untuk memulai. Sebanyak 80% responden memiliki harapan memperoleh pendapatan tambahan dari budidaya angsa dan masih memiliki lahan yang dapat dimanfaatkan (80%). Selain itu, 90% merasa senang melihat angsa dan tingkat keyakinan untuk beternak meningkat menjadi 90% setelah mengikuti penyuluhan. Namun, hanya 20% yang bersedia memulai tanpa bantuan modal. Temuan ini menegaskan perlunya dukungan kemitraan untuk mengatasi hambatan permodalan dalam pengembangan budidaya angsa di masyarakat.

Goose farming has good development prospects as a source of highly nutritious food and an economically valuable commodity. However, public knowledge about its characteristics and cultivation techniques limited. This community service activities aim to increase the understanding of partners, namely the women’s Family Welfare Movement (PKK) of the PKK in Simalingkar A Village, through counseling as a medium for knowledge transfer. Respondents were selected through a census using a purposive sampling approach. Currently, women's roles are not limited to being      housewives, but also involved in family economic activities. The interview results showed that 90% of respondents were housewives and 10% were farmers. The majority of PKK women agreed on the importance of additional skills in poultry farming, with an interest level in goose farming reaching 70%. However, 40% still felt afraid to start. A total of 80% of respondents hoped to earn additional income from goose farming and still had land that could be utilized (80%). In addition, 90% enjoyed seeing geese and their confidence in farming increased to 90% after attending the training. However, only 20% were willing to start without capital assistance. These findings emphasize the need for partnership support to overcome capital barriers in the development of goose farming in the community.