RISK ANALYSIS OF DAIRY COW MILK PRODUCTION

Abstract

Dairy farmers need to know the risk management strategies that exist in the process of dairy milk production, so the milk yields reach optimal and not decreased production. Theh Pangudi Mulyo Livestock Farmer Group is a farmer group that works on dairy cows and makes cow’s milk products as its main product. This study aims to identify risks and set priorities for handling and analyze risk management strategies for dairy cow milk production. This research was conducted in December 2019 until January 2020 located in the Pangudi Mulyo Livestock Farmer Group located in Randusari, Nongkosawit Village, Gunungpati District, Semarang. The method in this study is a census by taking all 33 active members of the Pangudi Mulyo Livestock Farmers Group. Data collection was carried out through observation and interviews according to the questionnaire. Data were analyzed using quantitative anaysis with the House of Risk (HOR) Phase 1 and Phase 2 methods. The results showed that in HOR Phase 1 there were 17 risk events and 17 risk agents in the dairy cow milk production process and there were 9 risk agents that needed handling based on the hingh value of Aggregate Risk Potential (ARP). There are 13 risk management strategies identified from HOR Phase 2 in accordance with the Effectiveness of Difficult (ETD) assessment of risk agents that need to be addressed.