Acceleration of Laying Chicken Business Development in Response to Egg Demand in Southeast Sulawesi Province

The high demand for broiler eggs in Southeast Sulawesi at this time requires efforts from all parties to jointly think about how to fulfill them. The average egg production by farmers in Southeast Sulawesi only reaches 13,021 tons annually, which means that 60% of local farmers’ needs are met and the rest (40%) is supplied from South Sulawesi and East Java. The average increase in egg production per year in the region reached 157,787-kilograms or 12.57 percent. This can have an impact on the scarcity of stock and soaring egg prices in certain seasons that cause inflation. The solution that has been made to anticipate this condition, the government has played an active role together and the community. Hope in the future is to release dependence on egg supply from outside the region. In the last few years, there has been an increase in business in the field of animal husbandry, especially in laying hens. The participation that has been carried out by the government, among others, is to provide skills training on laying hens, including business management. The government has also facilitated the procurement of capital from banks. must be accompanied by the availability of funds as capital for business development. Likewise, the breeders have tried to develop their businesses, which has been proven to have increased production by 13.23% one year.