Financial Analysis and Additional Value of Mangrove Plant
Processing in Kampung Nipah, Sei Nagalawan Village, Serdang
Bedagai District, North Sumatra
A. Purwoko
1
, R. Rambey
1
and A. Y. Pradita
1
1
Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, North Sumatra 20155, Indonesia
Keywords: Mangrove plants, Financial analysis, Value added, Mangrove processed products
Abstract: Community in Kampung Nipah, Sei Nagalawan Village utilize the mangroves to be cultivated into food
and beverage products such as jeruju crackers, pedada syrup and Dodol Avicenia. This research aimed to
know the cultivation process of mangroves products, analyze the financial feasibility and calculate the
value-added of mangrove cultivation business in Sei Nagalawan. The research is conducted by taking
primary and secondary data through interviews and questionnaires and it will be analyzed descriptively.
The results of this research indicates that mangrove cultivation business in Sei Nagalawan Village, Dusun
III, produce various foods and beverage, which the raw materials is obtained from mangroves that grow in
the village, and the cultivation processing activity is carried by the Muara Tanjung Farmers Group. Product
cultivation is still done traditionally. The resulting product are kerupuk jeruju, Dodol Avicenia, and pedada
syroup. The processing business of crackers jeruju, pedada syrup and Dodol Avicenia make profit and
financially feasible with the R/C value of each product is 1,6; 1,2 and 1,2. The added value produced for
crackers jeruju is IDR. 52.871 /kg, the added value of pedada syrup is IDR. 20.725 /kg and the added value
for Dodol Avicenia is IDR. 31.318 /kg.
1 INTRODUCTION
Mangrove is a type of plant that Mangrove is a type
of plant that grows on the coast and one of the
unique and distinct forms of forest ecosystems found
in tidal areas of sea water and tolerate the salinity of
seawater. Almost along the coast in the archipelago
is overgrown by mangrove plants. Mangrove has an
important function in the coastal ecosystem, the
existence of mangrove able to withstand abrasion in
the coast. Mangrove is also a good place to breed for
several species of fish. In addition mangrove also
has a high economic value to be utilized. Mangrove
forests have the potential of natural resources are
very much to be used one of them into food and
beverage products. Mangrove has an important role
both ecologically and economically. Ecologically,
mangrove acts as a coastal protector of wind, waves
and storms.
Mangrove stands serve as a biological bastion of
settlements, buildings and farms of strong winds or
sea water intrusions. Economically, mangroves can
be utilized directly for daily necessities such as
firewood, building materials, household necessities,
paper, medicines, bark and charcoal and even the
fruit can be processed into various foods and
beverages (Khoriah, 2015).
Sei Nagalawan Village is one of the villages
located in Perbaungan subdistrict, Serdang Bedagai
District. Sei Nagalawan village has a mangrove
ecosystem that is a mainstay in terms of mangrove
ecotourism and some mangrove plants in the village
of Sei Nagalawan also utilized the surrounding
community into processed food products and
beverages. Some processed products such as chips
and tea made from jeruju leaf (Acanthus ilicifolius),
dodol derived from the api-api (Avicennia marina)
and syrup from the fruit pedada (Sonneratia
caseolaris). Processing of mangrove plants into
processed food products and beverages conducted
by people who are members of the Farmers Group
located in the village of Sei Nagalawan. This study
aims to identify the processing of mangrove plant
products, analyze the financial feasibility and
calculate the added value of mangrove plant
processing business in Sei Nagalawan Village.