Peternakan sapi potong memiliki peran penting dalam penyediaan sumber protein dan peningkatan kesejahteraan masyarakat, sehingga keberlanjutan usahanya menjadi aspek yang perlu dikaji secara mendalam. Penelitian ini bertujuan: (1) menilai indeks dan status keberlanjutan dimensi ekologi dan ekonomi usaha peternakan sapi potong Bapak Sholeh; serta (2) mengidentifikasi dan mengkaji atribut sensitif dimensi ekologi dan ekonomi yang berpengaruh terhadap keberlanjutan usaha peternakan sapi potong Bapak Sholeh. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode Rapfish dengan pendekatan Multidimensional Scaling (MDS), Leverage Analysis, dan Monte Carlo. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Usaha Peternakan Sapi Potong Bapak Sholeh Kelurahan Karang Anyar Kecamatan Tarakan Barat menggunakan teknik Purposive Sampling yang memiliki Kriteria tertentu. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini meliputi data primer yang diperoleh melalui wawancara dan observasi, serta data sekunder dari instansi terkait dan literatur pendukung. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa secara keseluruhan, indeks keberlanjutan usaha peternakan sapi potong Bapak Sholeh berada pada kategori cukup berkelanjutan dengan nilai 51,73. Secara rinci, dimensi ekologi memperoleh indeks 65,88 (cukup berkelanjutan) dan dimensi ekonomi memperoleh indeks 37,57 (kurang berkelanjutan). Sebanyak tujuh atribut sensitif mempengaruhi keberlanjutan, yaitu pengadaan bibit, serangan penyakit, penanganan hama dan penyakit, kesesuaian agroklimat, persaingan usaha, bantuan ternak dan asuransi, serta hasil pengolahan limbah.



Kata Kunci: keberlanjutan, Multidimensional Scaling, Sapi Potong, Kota Tarakan

Beef cattle farming has an important role in providing protein sources and improving community welfare, so that the sustainability of its business is an aspect that needs to be studied in depth. The purpose of this study was to (1) assess the index and sustainability status of the ecological and economic dimensions of Mr. Sholeh's beef cattle farming business, and (2) identify and study the sensitive attributes of the ecological and economic dimensions that affect the sustainability of Mr. Sholeh's beef cattle farming business. The method employed was the Rapfish method with the Multidimensional Scaling (MDS), Leverage Analysis, and Monte Carlo approaches. This study was conducted at Mr. Sholeh's Beef Cattle Farming Business, Karang Anyar Village in West Tarakan District through the Purposive Sampling technique which had certain criteria. The data used in this study included primary data obtained through interviews and observations, as well as secondary data from related agencies and supporting literature. The results of the analysis showed that overall, the sustainability index of Mr Sholeh's beef cattle farming business was in the fairly sustainable category with a value of 51.73. In detail, the ecological dimension obtained an index of 65.88 (quite sustainable) and the economic dimension obtained an index of 37.57 (less sustamable). A total of seven sensitive attributes influenced sustainability such as seed procurement, disease attacks, pest and disease management, agro-climate suitability, business competition, livestock assistance and insurance, and waste processing results Keywords: Sustainability, Multidimensional Scaling, Beef Cattle, Tarakan City