Profitability of Conventional Tilapia Farming Business: A Case Study of Fisheries Business Environment of Pondok Mekar Dimembe, North Minahasa Regency-Indonesia

Abstract

The agricultural sector is one of the pillars supporting the development of the Indonesian nation. The participation of the agricultural sector encompasses food crops, plantations, livestock, fisheries, and forestry. One aspect of fisheries to support the development of the Indonesian nation is through fish farming efforts and the income of fish farmers. Tilapia fish farming is a common freshwater fish production practised in the North Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. In production activities, the primary goal of cultivation is to maximize business profits. This research aims to determine the profitability of tilapia fish farming at Pondok Mekar in the Dimembe Village, Dimembe District, North Minahasa Regency, focusing on the feeding method using hands. The research results indicate that tilapia fish farming at Pondok Mekar generates a profit of IDR 55,640,337.66 per production period (four months) per hectare, with a Return Cost Ratio (R/C Ratio) of 1.37.