Pursuing sustainable ginger production and supply performance in Central Kalimantan Province

Abstract

Ginger is one of the demanded spices during pandemic covid-19 which the price rose sharply. Besides the spice utility, Peoples believe that ginger can be used for traditional medicine, improving and preventing folk diseases. Central Kalimantan as consumers of ginger, especially red ginger, is affected by this fluctuation price directly which is indicated by soared price of red ginger almost tripled from IDR 20,000 to more than IDR 55,000. Moreover, the ginger supply of the province seems to depend on other surrounding provinces such as South Kalimantan. This paper analyzes the supply chain and its performance of ginger in Central Kalimantan province, including product, information, and financial flows from the farmers to the consumers. It also evaluates the efficiency and performance of ginger supply chain for improving the balancing system in the future. Data were collected from the farmers in the central of ginger area production, middle traders, traders in the central market in Palangkaraya city, and consumers households. The result shows that Central Kalimantan produce ginger in some regencies such as Pulang Pisau, Kapuas, Kota Waringin, Gunung Mas. However, it did not sufficiently meet ginger’s production but still supported by south Kalimantan province and West Kalimantan province. Therefore, this paper can give the information generally for all drivers, and it can drive appropriate policy for the government, especially for the development plan of ginger in Kalimantan.