Not just worship, here is the effect of sacrifice on local breeders!

Source: Documentation of Insan Bumi Mandiri, 2023

Every year, Eid al -Adha is always an important moment for Muslims around the world, including Indonesia. One of the things that are strongly attached to this celebration is sacrificial worship. When Eid al -Adha, millions of livestock such as cows, goats, and sheep will be slaughtered as a form of worship and social solidarity. However, behind its spiritual and social meaning, sacrificial worship also has a significant economic impact. This economic impact is mainly felt by sacrificial breeders. The following is the effect of sacrifice on local breeders when examined from various sides.

The effect of sacrifice on local breeders in terms of surge in demand

One of the most visible impacts when entering the Eid al -Adha celebration is the increasing demand for livestock. This request does not only come from individuals, but also from social institutions, religious organizations, or companies that carry out collective sacrificial programs. The surge in livestock demand provides a great opportunity for sacrificial breeders to increase the sale of livestock and their income in a relatively short time.

For sacrificial breeders who are small breeders such as in the interior, this Eid al -Adha moment is a gold momentum. Livestock which are usually maintained for months or even for a full year finally get a definite market share. The price of livestock will usually increase when approaching D-day. This momentum gives the opportunity for sacrificial breeders to obtain greater profit margin compared to ordinary days.

The influence of sacrifice on local breeders in terms of village economic empowerment

The effect of sacrifice on local breeders can also be seen from a broader scope, namely village empowerment. Most sacrificial breeders generally live in rural areas, therefore, the economic impact of the sacrifice will not only be felt by individual breeders, but also the people around the village.

The money generated by sacrificial breeders from animal sales will usually return to spin at the local level, such as being used to buy family needs, children’s education costs, or other business capital. In other words, the sacrifice purchased from local breeders is one of the directors of the village economy directly.

In addition, many villages that collectively begin to organize farmers’ groups in order to meet large -scale sacrificial demand. This not only increases farmers’ bargaining power of large buyers, but also opens up employment opportunities for the surrounding community, such as livestock maintenance services, transportation, to slaughtering.

Affect the sacrifice of local breeders on the quality of animal husbandry

The needs of sacrificial animals that are appropriate for the Shari’a, including healthy, not disabled, and have been old enough will encourage sacrificial breeders to improve the quality of their livestock. With this, they will automatically pay attention to feed, cleaning of livestock pens, to overall animal health. In the long run, this awareness will have a positive impact on improving the quality of national livestock.

At present there are also many government agencies and private institutions that provide training to sacrificial breeders just before Eid al -Adha. The training generally includes livestock management, selection of superior seeds, to the technique of marketing sacrificial animals. With this, sacrifice can also function as an educational moment for local breeders.

Challenges of local breeders

Although giving many benefits, the influence of sacrifice on local breeders also has its own challenges. The first problem is the problem of market distribution inequality. During the momentum of Eid al -Adha, not all sacrificial breeders can easily sell their livestock, especially farmers who are in remote areas and far from buyers’ access such as in the interior.

Many large buyers actually prefer to buy sacrificial animals from middlemen or large distributors who already have an extensive network and adequate logistics. As a result, small breeders in remote areas often only become spectators or sell their livestock at a lower price.

The second problem is the competition between local livestock and imported animals. There are still quite a lot of regions in Indonesia that import sacrificial animals such as cows, from other countries for reasons of larger animal size and more competitive prices due to larger production scales. This condition certainly has an impact on the competitiveness of local breeders in selling sacrificial animals.

The third problem is limited capital, financing access, up to the lack of infrastructure which is still the main obstacle to the development of local animal husbandry. Without adequate support and policy, the effect of sacrifice on local breeders will not be felt optimally.

Local breeder strengthening strategy

In order for the effect of sacrifice on local farmers to be increasingly impact and sustainable, a number of strategies are needed as follows:

1. Increasing market access through digitalization and online sacrificial animal buying and selling platforms based on technology. This digitalization will allow farmers to reach consumers directly without intermediaries.

2. Empowerment of breeders cooperatives so that animals from local breeders have a better bargaining position and are able to meet large scale demands.
3. Consumer campaigns to support local products by educating the public to prefer sacrificial animals from domestic farmers to encourage food independence and national economy.

The main thing is, Eid al-Adha is not only a spiritual momentum, but also has a large socio-economic impact, one of which has an impact on sacrificial breeders. For friends who want to participate in empowering local breeders, friends can sacrifice in the interior through Mandiri Bumi Insan and help farmers in remote areas to be empowered.

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