Lampung Cassava

LAMPUNG CASSAVA

Kusnardi Badan Perwakila Pemda Lampung [email protected]

Introduction    

Cassava(in bahasa is ubikayu) is a main agricultural product in Lampung Total product in 2006 was 5.470.000 ton on 283.430 ha growing area Cassava is a main raw material for tapioca stratch. It is also as a alternative food.

Production series

6,000,000

50,000

47,500

5,500,000 ton

45,000 ton

5,000,000 42,500

4,500,000 Ubikayu Ubijalar

2003

2004

2005

2006

4,984,616 41,082

4,673,091 45,769

4,806,254 44,602

5,473,283 42,547

40,000

Land Potency for cassava plantation Upland area in Lampung Province is about 900.000 ha, graphic below refer to each distric in Lampung

Growing area of Cassava compare to other upland commodities 

It is still possible to extend cassava growing area refer to upland area potency.

Tahun Ubikayu 2003 296,492 2004 246,079 2005 291,543 2006 283,430

Jagung 359,757 385,472 401,254 332,640

Jumlah 656,249 631,551 692,797 616,070

Growing area according to districs in Lampung No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Kabupaten/ Lampung Barat Tanggamus Lampung Selatan Lampung Timur Lampung Tengah Lampung Utara Way Kanan Tulang Bawang Bandar Lampung Metro Provinsi

Kota

Ubi Kayu 2005 7,721 49,392 145,360 693,250 1,521,434 479,864 329,295 1,575,546 2,572 1,820 4,806,254

Cassava has a potency in Lampung  

Land avalilability to grow it Potency to raise it prodctivity (in 2006 only 19,4 ton/ha), through:    

Better cassava varieties Better cultivation technology Price regulation Marketing diversivication

Cooperation in Cassava 

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PT Sorini (Lampung Timur District) sorbitol industry on 266 ha area, at 11 farmer groups with total fund Rp.510.660.000,Budi Acid Jaya, tapioca starch and Acid citrate: Tulang Bawang, Lampung Utara, lampung tengah, Lampung Timur and Way Kanan districts, on 4.897 ha in 2004 Madusari Lampung Indah (bioethanol) in Lampung Timur and Selatan Districts in 2006 on 1.092 ha and in 2007 was 2400 ha. PT Umas Jaya (tapioca starch) Lampung tengah district on 1204 ha in 2005 Ajinomoto in Lampung Timur district on 1200 ha. In 2006-2007

Problems       

Loe technology applied Poorly seed usage Land degradation Imbalance trading Only as secondary crops High fluctuating price Low cassava processing at farmer’s level

Solutions proposed 

Extending cooperation in order to  

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Raising production trhough better technologies. Better cassava cultivation and enough agricultural inputs such as fertilizers, machinaries, etc.

Better extension staffs Price regulation Market diversivication Rural agro processing based on cassava.

Thank you - terimakasih

Farmers practice : dense populated + without organic matter  10 – 17 ton/ha

BPTP technology : Double row + organic matter  50 – 60 ton/ha

- farmer group

: SETIA HARAPAN

- Capacity : 200 – 300 kg /day -Market

: Locally/cookies industry

-Founder : BPTP Lampung & BB Pasca Panen Bogor.

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