Development of Patin Fish Business in Batu Belah Village, Kampar District, Riau [Pengembangan Usaha Ikan Patin di Desa Batu Belah Kecamatan Kampar Riau]

Abstract

Kampar Regency is the largest producer of catfish in Riau. Catfish farmers in this region carry out catfish cultivation independently. Partners experience very little capital constraints, where the price of seeds and feed is increasing, while the selling price of catfish tends to remain or even decline. The purpose of this activity is to help catfish farmers to increase their income and the sale value of pangasius produced by providing pellet machines. Constraints faced by partners, namely the high price of feed causes high prices of production, while the selling power of catfish is low. This is what causes the least benefit obtained by catfish farmers. The activities carried out on this PKM program are the use of science and technology in terms of catfish production, namely by providing feed/pellet machines, this effort aims to reduce dependence on commercial feed sold at relatively high prices. Pellet to partners. By giving this machine it can increase the income of catfish farmers. The price of commercial pellets is Rp. 9,666, - while the price of feed with the use of pellet machines is Rp. 4,850. The difference in profits obtained by catfish farmers by providing pellet machines is Rp. 4,816. So that the use of pellet machines can increase the income of catfish partners.