Development of Medicinal Plant CultureThrough Empowerment of Entrepreneur

Abstract

The objectives of the assessment is to increase the development of more widespread cultivation of medicinal plant and empowering the economic comunity. The assessment is an analytical descriptive with information and primary data was gathered through various methods such as audience with key informant and discussion. Secondary data was gathered through scientific publication review. At present Indonesia has around 9,600 species of medicinal plant which has bright business prospects. World Health Organization in 2014 recommended the use of medicinal herbs for the prevention and treatment of chronic, degenerative, and cancerous diseases. Therefore, the world demand of medicinal herbs continues to increase. However, the development of medicinal plant cultivation in Indonesia has not been able to develop properly. The main problem encountered is that there are still many farmers who are reluctant to cultivate these medicinal plants because product of medicinal plant market is classified in the "grey market' which is unclear of the buyer and the price standard. Therefore, the assessment is carried out to develop an entrepreneurship model in relation to the role as a bridge between the farmers of medicinal plants and the medicinal herb processing industry. The main actors in this model are farmers, entrepreneurs, and medicine herb processing industry. The results of the assessment indicate that the development of medicinal plants entrepreneurship needs to be supported by providing several access facilities to technology, access to information, access to capital, and access to market. The development of the entrepreneurship can shorten the trade chain of medicinal plants product market where it will lead to build profitably synergy among the entrepreneur, medicinal plant farmer and medicinal herbs processing industry. Furthermore it is hoped that it will become triggers to the cultivation of medicinal plants more widespread and sustainably.

Determinants of the Lack of Interest in Cultivating Medicinal Plants in Wonogiri, Central Java

“…The implementation of counselling for the development of medicinal plant cultivation can be carried out by fostering farmer groups, especially to help farmers to be willing and able to apply medicinal plant cultivation technology properly according to the principles of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP). It is hoped that applying GAP will increase the productivity and quality of medicinal plant production (Mulyono et al, 2021).…”

Ethnobotanical Study of Efficacious Plants in Urban Communities

“…The research method used in this study namely qualitative method is descriptive analysis. Meanwhile, the Field data collection technique is observation field and semi-structured interviews or interviews deep [1,5]. Field observation namely the researcher made observations about the condition of 25 household yards in Mangga village, Tuntungan subdistrict.…”

“…The use of efficacious plants to maintain a healthy body is an alternative that is increasingly in demand by the public, apart from the use of chemical drugs. The tendency to return to nature is also a factor in the utilization of Efficacious Plant [5]. People who live and work in urban areas have traditionally used various plants as medicinal ingredients based on local wisdom that has been passed down from generation to generation.…”

“…According to estimates, Indonesians are using more herbal remedies as a result of the country's culture, which is inextricably linked to using herbal remedies [7]. According to the forecasting analysis, the output of ginger, turmeric, cardamom, and galanga will each reach 289,801 tons, 206,824 tons, 127,994 tons, and 82,069 tons, respectively, in 2025 [5,7]. Results of ethnobotany studies The most common types of Efficacious Plant found in the yard of the house are as follows Table 1.…”

“…This plant is used by the community to be mixed and used as medicine to cure diseases. The use of natural materials, especially medicinal plants, is currently increasing [4,5]. Efficacious Plant plants that are processed as traditional medicines have been used by humans for a long time, especially the lower middle class, but with advances in technology, many types of Efficacious Plants have been processed and packaged in a modern way [4,6].…”