The potential of sago processing in supporting farmers’ welfare

Abstract

This study aims to figure out the contribution of sago processing business to household income. The research was conducted in Tambat Village, Tanah Miring District, Merauke Regency. The location selection was done deliberately. The population in this study was the entire members of Dwitrap sago processing group, consists of 30 people. Sampling was carried out by using a census of 30 sago processors. Data analysis used quantitative and qualitative. The process of processing sago from cutting and cleavage, grafting or grating, squeezing, screening, deposition and packaging. Most of the income earned outside the sago processing business is higher, because once processing it only takes 3 days, and if 2 times a month it only takes 6 working days in sago processing, this is what causes the income outside of sago processing to be greater than processing sago. However, there are still some respondents who have a higher income from processing sago. There are 4 respondents where the largest income earned in the household is from sago processing and the remaining 26 respondents have the largest income obtained from businesses outside of sago processing.

ETHNOBOTANY SAGO (Metroxylon sago Rottb) in JAILOLO LOCAL COMMUNITY, WEST HALMAHERA REGENCY, INDONESIA

“…Unlike the clove tree, which has long been known as a native plant of Maluku, precisely from the Spice Islands in North Maluku (Suparman et al, 2020). Regarding the area of sago plantations in North Maluku Province, it is 4,315 ha (Dirjen Perkebunan, 2021;Fachrizal et al, 2022;Kristanto et al, 2022). Meanwhile, based on the results of observations made in Jailolo District, West Halmahera Regency, show that sago plants in this area are very abundant and grow to form large colonies, but not many local people manage them as an alternative source of food, and people still depend on rice.…”