The Innovator of the Birth of the People's Animal Husbandry School
There is nothing more enjoyable than making other people happy and successful together. That is the basis of Prof. Dr. Ir. Muladno, MSA., a professor in animal husbandry who initiated the establishment of the People's Animal Husbandry School (SPR).
In 2012, the man who was born in Kediri, August 24, 1961, coined the concept of "education" of smallholder breeders as the forerunner of SPR 1111. This means that in each SPR there are at least 1,000 brooders, a maximum of 100 mating males by applying 10 strategies to build a farm to achieve one vision: independent, sovereign, and dignified.
He observed that the condition of smallholder farms had not changed much from 1970 to 2000, despite many government programs for them. Then, a desire arose to educate the cattle breeders, the majority of whom were elementary and junior high school graduates, so that their standard of living would increase.
Muladno, who has served as Director General of Livestock and Animal Health for 13 months, argues that farmers have a high totality but their fate is still slumped because they cannot sell.
Initially, Muladno was inspired by farmers in his hometown. At that time he met a successful breeder who is "only" a graduate from the High School of Animal Husbandry (SNAKMA). He then joked “If I became a graduate in animal husbandry, I would be more successful. From there, I was inspired, livestock can be used for self-development,” said Muladno.
He decided to study animal husbandry at Gadjah Mada University (UGM). While in college, he aspired to be a lecturer in animal husbandry in the field of breeding and livestock genetics.
Graduated from UGM in 1985, Muladno applied as a lecturer at IPB University. While waiting for the test results, he was also accepted to work at the Ciawi Animal Research Institute, Bogor.
"I was officially appointed as a lecturer at IPB on March 1, 1986 as a CPNS (Prospective Civil Servant). A year later full civil servants in the breeding and genetics of livestock,” he recalled cheerfully.
The son of the Basar and Asyiati couple also continued his Masters education at the University of New England in 1990 and a Doctorate in Animal Breeding and Genetics at the University of Sydney, Australia in 1995. Then,
immediately continued with the Post-Doctoral program at the National Institute of Animal Industry, Japan and a number of trainings until 1998.
After his formal education, Muladno had the opportunity to take part in the Post-Doctoral program from the Science and Technology Agency of Japan (1995-1996) at the National Institute of Animal Industry, Tsukuba, Japan.
then from the Society for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (STAFF) Institute (1996-1997) in Tsukuba, Japan. And from the Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) in 1998 at Nagoya University, Japan, and finally from the Indonesia-Australia Cooperation Program on Specialized Training on Intellectual Property Rights at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia in 2000.
This father of two children admitted that there were many happy things while building SPR. One of the memorable experiences that made him angry was dealing with farmers who were "naughty" that they didn't want to use scales when buying and selling cows.
Although the benefits of weighing scales have been explained, the breeders insist on refusing because they feel they are experts in estimating weight. The farmer even reasoned that the cow was difficult to control when it was weighed.
The thing he remembers most is when he bought a cage for Rp. 6 million for one of the farmers to make it easier for the cows to be weighed. The farmer now realizes the importance of scales and is enthusiastic about explaining the benefits of scales when buying and selling to his fellow farmers.
Even though he often travels around the archipelago and fosters breeders, Muladno is still energetic and has a smile on his face. The author and editor of the book is also happy to be taking care of a farmer. Muladno's heart and soul are always with the farmers according to his vision of life, which is to make other people happy. He tends to give in to avoid disputes.
“In principle, I seek the best minds from the community I am in. Which is the best among all that we have discussed, that is what we must hold on to and work on consistently," Muladno concluded.
