Shrimp Cultivation Business in Barru District

Abstract

This research was conducted in Barru Regency, South Sulawesi Province. The purpose of this study was to determine the benefits of shrimp farming in Barru Regency. The method used in this study is a survey method. The research location was chosen purposively. The results showed that the shrimp farming business in Barru District received an average profit of Rp 12.300.000 to Rp 247.469.350 per year. The results of the analysis show that the shrimp farming business in Barru Regency is feasible, namely by R / C more than 1 There are 2 patterns of marketing channels for shrimp farming, namely Marketing Channel I: Shrimp cultivators directly sell to collectors and part of the collectors will usually come to farmers' ponds. Marketing Channel II: cold storage industry or large companies from Barru Regency, go directly to the farmers' ponds in the village.