The cost of harvesting process in teak community forest during the covid-19

Abstract

This pandemic also affected the amount of costs incurred from the teak harvesting process. Based on previous research, we tried to compare the costs arising from teak harvesting during the pandemic. On the other hand, Cost analysis of community teak harvesting aims to analyse the costs incurred by the community at each harvesting process, starting at the felling, skidding, to transportation stages, both in self-managed systems and in wholesale systems. Data were collected through observation and interviews which were then analysed using quantitative descriptive analysis by calculating the costs for each harvesting process. Machine costs are obtained by adding up fixed costs and variable costs incurred, while operating costs are obtained by adding up machine costs with operator and helper wages. The results showed that the total cost for felling group I was IDR 53,837.17 per m3 with an average cutting ability of 0.72 m3 per hour. Meanwhile, the total cost for felling group II was IDR 40,361.69 per m3 with an average cutting capacity of 0.87 m3 per hour. Loggers’ costs of harvesting forests during the pandemic do not differ significantly from the costs incurred by loggers before the COVID-19 pandemic.