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Background and Objective Local farmers in Indonesia predominantly raise these goats to support their income, earn savings and improve their livelihoods, this can come from the sale of goats, kids, meat, milk and solid and liquid fertilizers. This study aimed to quantify the tangible benefits of solid and liquid fertilizers from Etawah crossbred goat manure and determine the influencing factors at the village-breeding centre of Etawah crossbred goat in Samigaluh District, Kulon Progo Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Materials and Methods A total of 100 respondents were purposively selected from the two major livestock groups of Akursari and Agung Menoreh in Ngargosari Village and Pagerharjo Village, respectively and directly interviewed using questionnaires. Tangible benefits were studied using descriptive quantitative analysis and influencing factors were examined using multiple linear regression MLR. Results The average goat ownership of 12.817.58 heads 1.400.83 Animal Unit produced 4.375 kgday of faeces and 8.75 Lday of urine. Waste utilization generated an income of IDR 1,122,088month including IDR 278,608 24.83 from solid fertilizer and IDR 843,480 75.17 from liquid fertilizer. A significant difference was observed between goat ownership and household members p0.01. Tangible benefits were significantly affected p0.05 by dummy non-formal education and dummy job. Conclusion In summary, goat manure utilization is an opportunity to improve farmers income.

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