Bogor, September 11th 2013

INTRODUCTION

Center for Research and Development of Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine

(CRDMPTM) conducts based service-Jamu clinical research (Saintifikasi Jamu) at

Saintifikasi Jamu clinic.

The patient number of SJ clinic increase. The increasing number resulted in

increasing need for simplicia as Jamu raw materials.

Several kinds of Jamu raw materials are needed in quite higher volume than others

such as gotu kola (Centella asiatica), sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis) and celery

(Apium graveolens).

Those commodities are cultivated by farmers and CRDMPTM. Some farmers sell

their crops to CRDMPTM and some others sell them to collecting seller.

Material Material Type/Period Volume of Material

in 2011 (kg)

Volume of Material

in 2012 (kg)

Gotu kola

(Centella asiatica)

Simplicia/Month 32 80

Fresh material/Month 192 480

Fresh material/Year 2304 5760

Sow thistle

(Sonchus arvensis)

Simplicia/Month 19 25

Fresh material/Month 133 175

Fresh material/Year 1596 2100

Celery

(Apium graveolens)

Simplicia/Month 13 75

Fresh material/Month 117 675

Fresh material/Year 1404 8100

OBJECTIVES

to calculate the efficiency of the production of gotu kola, sow thistle and

celery at the farm level;

to identify the farmer effort in maintaining the quality of the crops;

to calculate the efficiency of marketing gotu kola, sow thistle and celery;

to identify the work for value addition conducted in CRDMPTM post

harvesting laboratory;

to calculate the efficiency of the value addition.

Production efficiency:

R/C Ratio = total revenue obtained by farmers

Production cost

If R/C Ratio > 1, the production is efficient.

Marketing efficiency:

Em = Marketing cost x 100%

Material price

If Em < 50%, marketing process is efficient

CommodityRevenue

(IDR)Cost (IDR) R/C Ratio

Sow thistle 4.800.000 2.382.500 2,01

Gotu kola 46.880.000 9.395.000 4,99

Celery490.130.000

96.504.150 5,08

Result & discussion

Production of sow thistle, gotu kola and celery by the farmers were efficient. It is indicated by R/C ratio >1. Efficient production means farmers could obtain revenue that was more than production cost

The work that was done by farmers to maintain the cropquality depended on the commodities.

Sow thistle: avoided planting during rainy days, washing thefresh material before they sold it.

Gotu kola crops farmers: intercropping cultivation, usedfoliar fertilizer, washed and aerated the crops beforeselling.

Celery gave their plants more manure. In this case, manuredid not only have function as fertilizer, but also as mulch.

Discussion (2)

Material Price (IDR) Cost (IDR)Marketing

Efficiency

Sow

thistle1.080.000.000 53.556.000 4,95%

Gotu

kola606.000.000 66.906.000 11.04%

Celery 2.715.000.000 464.676.000 17,11%

Marketing efficiency

All the marketing efficiency were less than 50%. Marketing efficiency of sow thistle was 4.95%. This figure indicated that for each cost spent during marketing process could gain result 20 times.

Commodi

ties

Work for Value Addition ( x 1000 IDR) Cost

(x 1000

IDR)

Revenu

e

(x 1000

IDR)

R/C

RatioFresh

Sorting

Washing

&

Cutting

Drying Dry

Sorting

Packagi

ng

Sow

thistle

12.000 12.000 84.000 12.000 12.000 132.000 10.286 0.077

Gotu kola 18.000 18.000 126.000 18.00 18.000 198.000 60.000 0.303

Celery 12.000 12.000 84.000 12.000 12.000 132.000 373.333 2.830

Work for value addition

Based on the analysis of work for value addition, the work has not been efficient yet for gotu kola and sow thistle (R/C ratio <1).

Work for value addition in CRDMPTM

CONCLUSIONS

1. Farmers in Tawangmangu cultivated gotu kola, sow thisttle and celery

efficiently.

2. To maintain crops quality:

- gotu kola: intercropping system, using foliar fertilizer, washing and

aerating fresh material before selling it;

- sow thistle: farmers did not plant it during rainy days and they washed the

fresh material immediately after harvested;

- celery: using more manure and pesticide to eradicate the pest. .

3. Marketing business for gotu kola, sow thistle and celery run by seller were

efficient.

4. The work for value addition conducted by CRDMPTM on gotu kola and sow

thistle were not efficient.

TERIMA KASIH