Identification of the potential and palm sap characteristics for palm sugar business development in Lombo Village, Sidrap Regency. Issue 1 (November 2021) - Syahidah,
Abstract: Sugar palm is a commodity that has a high value of benefits and has become one of the home industries that are mostly cultivated by rural communities in Indonesia. Likewise, the community in Lombo Village, Pituriase sub-district, Sidrap district also cultivates palm sugar as a source of income in addition to their main job as a farmer. The purpose of this study were to identify the potential and characteristics of sugar palm and palm sap to serve as the basis for developing the palm sugar business in Lombo Village. This research was conducted using a sampling method to identify the potential of palm trees and interview methods to identify production data and characteristics of palm sap. The results showed that the number of sugar palm trees in Lombo Village was 2, 038 trees consisting of 118 trees being tapped, 585 trees ready to be tapped, and 1, 335 trees still waiting for about 3-4 years to be tapped. The average sap production is 995 liters/day and produces 139.2 kg/day of sugar, so it can be seen that the content of brix of palm sap in Lombo Village is 14%. The selling price of sugar produced by the community is Rp. 25, 000- per kg so that the sales received by the craftsmen in Lombo Village is Rp. 3, 480, 000 - per day or Rp. 108, 750, -/craftsman/day.