Smallholder Dairy Farmer Income in Batu City, East Java, Indonesia

Batu City is a city located in the highlands and directly adjacent to Malang Regency. The objective of this study was to study the income of smallholder dairy farmers in Batu City, East Java, Indonesia. This research involved 40 respondents to be interviewed used questionnaires. The questionnaire contains questions about the sources of income of farmers consisting of dairy and non-dairy income; variable cost and fixed cost. The results showed that the average ownership of dairy cows in Batu month with average ownership of 5 ± 0.45 herd size and 3 ± 0.15 lactation g cows per household. The average milk production in 2018 was 8.33 ± 0.97 L and increases to 10.67 ± 0.86 L /head/day in 2019. Average feeding cost of IDR 44,700,000 per household or equal to 51,787% of total farm expense and replacement cows cost of IDR 27,500,000 per household per year or equal to 31,86% of total farm expense. Dairy cows under smallholder management in Batu City get an average net income of 822,689 IDR per household per month or equal to 9,872,272 IDR per household per year in 2019. Analysis of income in a livestock business helps farmers in finding opportunities to develop their business