Kratom Business

Enter Nanga Sambus Village, District North Putussibau, Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan, expanse colored chocolate black visible on the page House a number of population. At a glance resembles leaf tobacco dry. However, from the explanation, Mukhlis, one accompanying companion, assured us that  That leaf moderate kratom dried in the sun.

 

Plants that have the name Scientific mitragyna speciosa This by public local more known with Name purik. Since a number of years final plant This Lots discussed, even Also gives rise to uncertainty. This related plan government the center will enter kratom into the classification Narcotics.

 

Based on the story, initially plant This growing inside _ the forest, especially on trails Kapuas River. Since Formerly normal consumed For relieve pain _ until overcome fatigue. Public Then start harvest And sell it worth Rp. 50,000 per kilogram. Trees aged more than 4 years produce leaves with price sell tall Because believe own more benefits _ good. Because of the increase, society started cultivating it in 2005 on their land.

 

Plant kratom can grow up to 4 to 16 meters, however usually maintained around 1.5 – 2 meters for makes it easier moment pick the leaves. Service Data Cooperatives, SMEs and Trading District _ Kapuas Hulu (2020) mentions in Kapuas Hulu there are 18,120 farmers of kratom with 11,225 hectares of land spread across 22 sub-districts. As for the amount of stem tree kratom around 44,491,317 pieces.

 

Cultivation of kratom is classified as practical. From the start plant until harvest First only needs time around 6 – 7 months. Leaf its fresh valued Rp. 5,000 per kilogram. When the leaf has dry And shaped crumbs price Rp. 24,000 – 25,000 per kilogram. For fermented leaves, _ the price goes on to become Rp. 26,000 – 27,000. Price This had time to reach Rp. 35,000 per kilogram, around 1.5 last year. 

 

Fermentation is done with the method of drying in the sun leaf during the day Then entering it into in bag And closing the meeting for 2 days until colored chocolate And own minimum water content. After That leaf was dried in the sun And ground until shaped into a crumb. To sell it is not difficult Because every day There are collectors coming  For a take.

 

One Interesting stuff, though _ kratom has been in the middle public for 15 years Lastly, it's hard very find stall selling _ product processing. This is Because almost every head family owns a plant that, so when they need to stay picked just. Impressed they had A little cover business this. Luckily we had company Mukhlis as a companion, so it made it easier moment interact with them.

Figure others we met is Sumantri, head family 33 years old, owner of 2,000 cigarettes tree kratom, which is also nephew Mukhlis. Sumantri straightforward answered every question, his smile No Once the free moment is finished give an explanation. “ I am an Rp . 4 – 5 million For every harvest, every 1.5 months, " he started cultivation for 5 years then. Although leaf kratom Can picked anytime, he holds on to a grace time of 1.5 months To get a size leaf maximum. According to him, pests kratom moment This just bee And a must bush routine cleaned. For pest beetles, prevention is done with the method of water fertilizer on leaves, after harvest first. Furthermore sprinkling is done every 2 weeks once.

 

Sumantri is a portrait life farmer Kratom in Nanga Sambus Village. Village far away only 15 minutes from the city of Putussibau, capital Kapuas Hulu Regency, however, needs 15 hours if taken through land from Pontianak city. According to Sumantri, almost confirmed village that has 267 heads of this family (KK). everything owns plant kratom. Plant the old rubber had time become prima donna now the more seldom visible. Even if Yes, impressed left And not taken care of. Since 2014, the price of rubber started to fall from Rp. 13,000 to be Rp. 6,000 per kilogram. Not amazed situation This makes the majority of farmers switch to the cultivation of kratom.

 

Period transition plant delayed kratom _ until 2024 should be can give birth to comply with regulations element justice for all party. That kratom has sustained the economy part public And own impact ecology environment Of course No denied. However, ensuring Indonesian society is clean from indicated substances that contain Narcotics is a very thing _ principle. The government center along with the parties needs to Sit down together To look for a solution. While this process of walking, effort socialization, and alternative programs to the public Also can be done in a way sustainable.