AGRO BUSINESS – Several villages in the city of Yogyakarta have superior potential. One of them is Suryatmajan Village, Danurejan District, which has been known as Guava Village since 2018, because most of the residents in the village plant guava in front of their houses. Until now, there have been 250 guava trees with 18 guava varieties.
Acting Mayor of Yogyakarta, Sugeng Purwanto, expressed his appreciation for the creativity of the residents of Gemblakan Atas who cultivate guava. In addition to functioning as an oxygen producer, this cultivation can also improve the community’s economy.
“This has a high economic value, especially if it is conceptualized with the development of agrotourism so that it can provide added value for residents,” said Sugeng on the sidelines of the Guava harvest activity, Tuesday (10/9/2024).
Furthermore, Sugeng hopes that the creativity of the residents of Gemblakan can be imitated by residents of other villages, so that more potential residents of the city of Yogyakarta can be promoted to tourists.
Meanwhile, the Head of the Guava Farmers Group, Maryadi said that in addition to harvesting guavas, residents also transform these guavas into 18 derivative products in the form of food or drinks.
“These derivative products are like guava-flavored dates, guava honey, guava nuggets, guava dodol, guava chili sauce, guava syrup, and many more,” he explained.
For marketing, they market various guava products to several souvenir shops and hotels in the Danurejan area.
“All of our products already have a distribution permit for Household Industry Products (PIRT), besides that they are also halal certified, and most recently our products have been certified by the Indonesian National Standard (SNI),” he explained.
One of the villagers, Ari, admitted that he was suited to planting guavas. According to him, planting guavas does not take long until they bear fruit. Around 2.5 – 3 years old, the guava fruit is ready to be picked.
“It can bear fruit up to 2 seasons a year. Each season can last up to four months,” he explained (*/)
