<![CDATA[Limited utilization of local feed resources and farmers’ technical capacity remain constraints to pig farming development in Oenif Village, Kupang Regency, Indonesia. This activity aimed to strengthen farmers’ capacity to apply local resource-based feed technology, focusing on cassava-based concentrate and fermented banana stem feed. A participatory approach was implemented through extension activities, demonstrations, hands-on training, technical assistance, monitoring, and evaluation. The evaluation covered farmers’ knowledge, technical skills, practical suitability of feed products, technology adoption, and farmers’ self-reliance. The average knowledge score increased from 40.90 to 83.66, representing a gain of 42.76 points (104.55% relative to the baseline). Technical skills achieved an average score of 3.41 (85.35%) and were categorized as skilled. Both the cassava-based concentrate and fermented banana stem feed met 100% of the established practical suitability criteria. The mean score across indicators of technology adoption and farmer self-reliance reached 79.35%, categorized as high. Independent fermentation of banana stems showed the highest achievement (91.30%), whereas the ability to independently obtain supplementary feed ingredients was lower (69.57%). Key constraints to sustained implementation included processing time, availability of supplementary feed ingredients, and livestock adaptation to the feed combination. These findings indicate that participatory, locally based feed technology can strengthen farmers’ knowledge, technical skills, and capacity to implement feed-processing practices. However, sustained adoption requires improved access to supplementary feed ingredients and practical support to address processing and livestock adaptation constraints.]]>
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