POTENSI DAN STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN PETERNAKAN AYAM KAMPUNG DI KOTA PADANG PROVINSI SUMATERA BARAT

Food independence is a reference for country in solving various problems related to the availability of necessities life people who do not depend on other countries, especially livestock sector. Prioritizing development local such as native chickens producers food products animal origin, able answer challenges world husbandry it today. This study aims to: (1) conduct an analysis factors that influence free-range chicken city Padang, (2) provide alternative strategy based potential Padang better effort. research was conducted by conducting surveys and direct observations at site. The carried out three stages: 1) Identifying analyzing external from effort, 2) internal business, 3) Creating strategies Padang. From results study, known has carrying capacity index 9.2 which means included category good businesses. Keywords: Strategy, Native Chickens, Carrying Capacity Index