Key insightsThe strengths of point cloud technologies can meet the requirements of rural landscape heritage documentation from a cultural landscape perspective. This approach could greatly improve the efficiency and precision of traditional rural landscape documentation, which has the potential to change the methodology of rural landscape research and management.[Correction added on 5th February 2020, after first online publication: The key insight section was included] AbstractHoney from the giant Asian honey bee (Apis dorsata) has been harvested by communities throughout Southeast Asia for centuries. In Indonesia, 80 per cent of the national supply of honey comes from Sumbawa; however, there is limited information regarding the sustainability and importance of honey hunting in supporting rural livelihoods. This study used semi-structured interviews and questionnaires to examine honey hunting and forest honey production in Sumbawa. It evaluates the economic and cultural importance, opportunities, and constraints of honey hunting and prompts us to suggest that income generation from honey plays a critical role in supporting rural communities. Of respondents, 83 per cent reported that income from honey was essential and accounts for 68 per cent of cash income. Yet honey hunters were harvesting using destructive methods under dangerous conditions and are subject to unpredictable market prices and fluctuating yields. Unlike situations in other areas of Indonesia, no system of customary law was found to exist that defines ownership of honey trees and the right to harvest from them. Limited access to market information, high moisture content of honey, and limited training and extension services were identified as key constraints. Future research exploring the sustainability of harvesting practices and mechanisms for improving profitability of honey hunters would be valuable.
Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat yang kami lakukan bertujuan untuk mengembangkan usaha mikro khususnya bagi perempuan di Desa Kertasari, Kecamatan Taliwang, Kabupaten Sumbawa Barat, Nusa Tenggara Barat. Usaha mikro Warung Ibu Marna dipilih dalam kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini karena pelaku usaha tidak memiliki akses terhadap modal. Bentuk bantuan yang diterapkan yaitu penyediaan modal dalam bentuk in-kind (mesin pertamini dan bensin 100 liter) dengan sistem bagi hasil. Dampak dari bantuan yaitu meningkatnya volume penjualan Warung Ibu Marna meningkat sebesar 600% dari 50 liter per minggu menjadi 300 liter per minggu. Pengabdian masyarakat ini mengindikasikan bahwa membantu permodalan dalam bentuk in-kind dengan pengembalian menggunakan sistem bagi hasil dapat menjadi alternatif model pengembangan usaha mikro bagi Lembaga Swadaya Masyarakat yang bergerak di bidang pemberdayaan masyarakat karena tidak membebani pemodal (misal karena kredit macet) maupun pelaku usaha (misal pembayaran kembali modal dan bunga). Model ini juga konsisten dengan perspektif sosial kapital dimana usaha mikro dapat berjalan dengan didasari kepercayaan antara pemodal dan pelaku usaha.
Many policies, programs, and projects have been attempted to resolve waste problem in Indonesia, yet it is still one of the major environmental problems in the country. Several waste management practices exist at various levels, from the community level up to the industrial level. With increasing budget available for villages through various schemes, village-level management poses opportunities to solve waste problem in Indonesia. This empirical study uses Interpretive Structural Model (ISM) to examine variables contributed to youth-based waste management practice in Labuhan Bajo Village and the relationships among the variables. Participant observations and in-depth interviews were carried out to solicit information on important enablers for youth-based waste management. The model was developed using ten enablers. In this study, the model shows that the first driving power (at the bottom of the ISM) is facilitation, in this case, a NGO. On top of the model is the financial gain enabler. The MICMAC analysis shows that most of the enablers are in quadrant III (Linkages) category. Effective and efficient handling of the linkage enablers is necessary for youth-based waste management. This study offering enablers’ model gained from empirical study may offer fruitful insight for enhanced scholarship in waste management model at village level led by the local youth particularly in Indonesian context.
[Bahasa]: Kawasan hutan di Desa Kelungkung, Kabupaten Sumbawa, Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat merupakan wilayah tangkapan hujan yang penting untuk menjaga ketersediaan air minum penduduk Kota Sumbawa Besar. Namun tekanan terhadap hutan semakin tinggi akibat pembukaan lahan untuk pertanian lahan kering. Oleh karena itu, diperlukan upaya untuk mengurangi tekanan terhadap hutan. Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat (PKM) ini adalah meningkatkan kapasitas komunitas lokal dalam memulai upaya ecopreneurship guna mendapatkan penghasilan tambahan dan mengurangi tekanan terhadap hutan. Studi pustaka dilakukan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor pendorong dan penghambat seseorang menjadi ecopreneur. Selanjutnya intervensi dirancang untuk mengatasi faktor penghambat dengan menggunakan nilai-nilai pada konsep Saemaul Undong. Ecopreneur yang dikembangkan dalam PKM ini adalah pengembangan produk bernilai tambah dari komoditas lokal yang dianggap tidak/kurang bernilai ekonomis. Kelompok mitra yang dilibatkan yaitu kelompok Sumbawa Premium. Pendekatan yang dilakukan yaitu fasilitasi proses izin P-IRT dan penyediaan dukungan in-kind berupa peralatan. Selain itu, kelompok juga didampingi dalam pembuatan kemasan dan media promosi dan pemasaran. Produk yang dibuat yaitu selai dari buah-buahan yang tersedia di Desa Kelungkung yaitu selai jambu biji dan selai duwet, serta pengolahan biji mete menjadi mete madu panggang. Pada kegiatan PKM ini, kombinasi ecopreneurship dan konsep Saemaul Undong 2.0 merupakan pendekatan yang potensial untuk digunakan dalam pengabdian kepada masyarakat yang lebih berkelanjutan. Kata Kunci: degradasi hutan, ecopreneur, komoditi lokal, nilai tambah, saemaul undong [English]: Forest areas in Kelungkung Village, Sumbawa District, West Nusa Tenggara Province are important catchment teritories for freshwater and drinking water supply for the residents. However, threat toward forest is increasing due to conversion to dry land farming. Hence, efforts to reduce forest degradation is needed. This community service aimed at increasing local community’s capacity to initiate ecopreneurship effort to gain additional income and reduce dreadful impacts on the forest. A literature study was conducted to identify factors that support or hinder the people to be ecopreneur. Then interventions were designed to overcome the barriers by adopting the values of Saemaul Undong concept. The ecopreneurship developed in this program was the development of added-valued products from local products having low economic values. A partner group involved in this program is Sumbawa Premium Group. The approach used was by providing assistance to get the necessary license to disseminate their products to the market (P-IRT license) and key equipments to start the business. In addition, we facilitated the making of the product packaging, promotion materials, and marketing. The products made were guava jam, duwet jam, and roasted cashew nut with honey flavor. In this program, a combination of Ecopreneur and Saemaul Undong 2.0 concept is a potential approach in designing and implementing a more sustainable community service. Keywords: forest degradation, ecopreneur, local commodity, added value, saemaul undong
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