Monday, September 26, 2011

Agarwood ( Gaharu ) Cultivation, One Tree make money tens of Millions.




The high price of Agarwood tree sap and is currently making many farmers became interested Kotabaru to develop and cultivate the tree aloes. Besides having a high economic price, aloe can also be grown in tropical forest areas. Development of aloe is currently not known too many people. Only certain people are already developed and planted this tree. In fact, the benefits of aloe business can change the level of welfare of citizens in just a few years.
Besides being able to grow in the forest, tree aloes can also grow in the courtyard of the citizens. Because it is in fact the citizens have many opportunities to plant trees that produce this fragrant sap. The amount of sap produced from the 
Agarwood tree depending on the time of planting and harvesting trees. For example, for planting over the age of 9 to 10 years, each tree can produce about 2 pounds of gum aloes.
While the price of aloe sap-20 reached Rp 5 million per kilogram. Price is depending on the type and quality of aloe sap. For gum aloes that have low quality and yellow sold 5 million per kg, while for tree sap black gaharu berwarga or with good quality sold Rp15-20 million per Kg.
One farmer who has developed Kotabaru aloe is Miran, village residents Langkang, East Sea Island District. According to him, to plant aloe sap and produces a lot of special care is needed.


When aloe was about 5-8 years, trees that grow like trees of natural forests that need to be injected with drugs pemuncul sap. Each tree takes one ampoule at a price of 300 thousand. Miran admitted, he had sold about 50 of the aloe tree is still about 1-3 years old with a value of Rp19 million. He has also planted 500 tree aloes with age one year and about 50 cm high.
Because it has properties that do not grow much different from other forest plants, each hectare of land can be planted about 500 tree aloe with a spacing of about 3-4 times 6 meters.
Aloes tree seeds he obtained from Samarinda, East Kalimantan, which previously developed from East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Prices of seeds from Rp7.500 to 10,000 per tree.




For the marketing does not have to bother, because many buyers who are ready to come to those who have gum aloes. Employers transport was also hoping that he pioneered efforts to follow the community and other farmers in Kotabaru. Moreover, when considering there are still many unused land is left derelict redundant.
"If the land idle in our region developed with the planting of aloes, then 10-15 years later will generate hundreds of millions of money," said Miran. Previously, Miran've tried a few garden plants, but the results do not like planting a tree aloes. In one adult tree can produce tens of millions of dollars,
In addition to Miran many other farmers in the village of Betung, Langkang Old, New Langkang, Mount Ulin and Sebelimbingan which began to develop a common timber for the material taken sap oil and ingredients such medicines.