Productivity of PINUS SAP (Pinus Merkusii) in Uelincu Village, Pamona, Utara District, Poso District

Abstract

Planting pine stands was originally aimed at accelerating the reforestation and rehabilitation of vacant land in forest areas; planting pine trees is appropriate because these plants can grow and survive on critical land. Pine trees produce sap that currently has high economic value, which can improve the welfare of the people around the pine forest. The factors that must be considered to increase the productivity of pine resin are the condition of the pine stands, the technique of tapping pine resin, and, no less importantly, the welfare of the tappers. This study aims to determine the productivity and income of sap tappers produced in Uelincu Village, North Pamona District, Poso Regency. This research was conducted for two months, starting from February to April 2022, in Uelincu Village, North Pamona District, Poso Regency. The method used in this study uses the descriptive analysis method, sampling is done by purposive sampling with the number of respondents obtained from the calculation of the Slovin formula (2007), n = N/1 + Ne² totaling 39 respondents, the use value of pine resin is estimated from the approach market prices, and productivity is measured by calculating the ratio (Output) output to input (Input). The results showed that pine resin production was influenced by tree density per hectare and tapping behavior. Pine resin productivity in Uelincu Village is 3,600 kg/Ha/month. The income of the people around the pine forest is largely determined by the production of the sap produced and the selling price of the pine sap.