Development of plant roots as a traditional medicinal plant in Indonesia still has a very bright prospect for the future, demand for domestic and export markets valued at 4 trillion to a total of US. $ 30-40 million in 2005 (Kimia Farma, 2005). Therefore need to be addressed more directly to production and can produce high quality and sustainable results. For the purpose of business taninyapun must use advanced technology and managed professionally, effectively in line with the principle of cultivating the good and true / good agriculture practicies (GAP).
The main key to success in efforts to improve the quality of products based on the principle of good agriculture practices (GAP) in rhizomes of plants located in the seeds of truth, both types, varieties and quality, hence the need for handling the procurement of seed that's responsible. Until now, the seed rhizomes are used by farmers still use seed that repeated from the previous growing season crops or bought at the farmers market even as collectors and sellers who do not clear the origin and quality.
Ignorance or not know consumers will be the seed quality is often exploited by the producers / distributors / traders of seeds to distribute the seed that is not necessarily the truth, while the availability of seed, especially seed rhizomes are still very limited in the market while the demand is very high seed. This is because system development is still limited seed rhizomes of plants unlike other horticultural commodities.
Certification of seed rhizomes in some species of plants are still not many, the release of varieties is still kept under review by the research institutions. Seeds originating or produced by plant breeders from research institutions, such as the Research Institute for Spices and Aromatic Plants (Balitro) continue to be improved so that the availability of seed to scatter the seeds can be met.
Promising business opportunities for farmers breeder seed is still wide open, the prospect of seed rhizome is quite good, to provide quality seed to meet demand, if viewed from the rhizome of the plant production development centers in the province of West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, North Sumatra, South Kalimantan , West Kalimantan and Bengkulu, the estimation of bio seed rhizomes approximately 32,563 tons of commodities (Directorate of Seed saprodi. DG. Horticulture, 2009).
Socialization on the peasants who work on the use of seed rhizome cultivation needs to be done in order to meet the standards for product quality and export domistik needs.
Some of the problems encountered in the provision of quality seed rhizomes of plants, including:
a. Provision of seed sources. Seeds produced by the Center research has yet to meet the needs, both in the number, type, timing and continuity of provision;
b. Medicinal plant productivity levels are still low, because farmers only began to cultivate the drug as a sideline, so the handling is less intensive and is derived from the seeds that do not know origin;
c. In terms of marketing there is no guaranteed market, the current distribution of seeds has not been run well, on the other hand, farmers still use seed from the rhizomes for consumption;
d. There are no seeds of medicinal plants management unit which processes and distributes quality seeds to farmers;
e. Hall of horticultural seeds have not been able to produce and market quality seed rhizomes of plants, due to limited funds, skilled manpower and facilities / materials required in the production of quality seeds.
f. Most farmers are not accustomed to using quality seeds due to unknown places of sale.
g. The number of breeder / trader of quality seeds is still very limited.
From some of the problems above proficiency level, then the need to look for solving the problem, because the seed supply is an important factor in the successful development of agribusiness plant rhizomes.
Up to now the provision and distribution of plant seeds ginger rhizome on commodities, kencur, turmeric, ginger and galangal by the government is still very limited. Provision of seed by farmers in the commodity is generally derived from the existing planting in the field. Therefore the provision of quality seed rhizomes of plants is a very promising business opportunity.
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