COST REDUCTION IN PRE NURSERY MANAGEMENT

Mini Polybag

Standard Polybag

Sivagnanajothy N. VenkatesanGeneral Manager PT. BAKTI TANI NUSANTARA, INDONESIA

� Due to the High Global Inflation Rate at present, most of the oil palm plantation industries are exercising cost reduction to maintain their Economic Stability. Therefore Bakti Tani Nusantara (BTN) has come out with a new

Introduction

Therefore Bakti Tani Nusantara (BTN) has come out with a new idea to reduce the cost of production in the Pre Nursery Management, in order to minimize the costing

How Reduce The Cost Of Production In The Pre Nursery

1. Using Smaller Size Polybag ( 7.5 cm x 10 cm )

Width : 7,5 cm

Length : 10 cm

2. Using Rack System2. Using Rack System

Width : 0,7 Meter

Height : 2,25 MeterLength : 3 Meter

3. Mixing Sawdust With Soil as Planting Media

Installation Of Pre Nusery

Material used :

1. Polybag ( 6.5cm x 9.0cm )2. Sawdust3. Soil4. Fungicide5. Insecticide5. Insecticide6. Fertilizer (NPKMg 15:15:6:4)7. Water Hose8. Tupperware with Holes9. Knapsack Sprayer10. Rack made by angle iron or wood11. Wire Netting 50%

Procedure Of Planting : Pre Nursery

Filling of Soil in Polybag Planting of Germinated Seeds

Stacking or arrangement

WateringFertilizer application,

fungicide, insecticide spraying

Object Polybag 7,5 X 10 cm Cost Polybag 15 X 22 cm Cost

MATERIAL

1. Polybag Per Polybag Rp. 9,13 Per Polybag Rp. 80,76

2. Soil Plus Sawdust PerPolybag

63 gram Rp. 9,09 Soil 1 Kg Rp. 27.27

3. Fertilizer NPKMg 15:15:6:4 Rp. 0,56 NPKMg 15:15:6:4 Rp. 0,56

4. Fungicide and Insecticide

LABOUR Filling, Planting and arrangement

Rp.46 Filling, Planting and arrangement

Rp. 230

1. Watering Per Polybag Rp. 15,53 Per Polybag Rp. 82,81. Watering Per Polybag Rp. 15,53 Per Polybag Rp. 82,8

2. Manuring Fertilizer Application Per Polybag

Rp. 5,52 Fertilizer Apllication Per Polybag

Rp. 11,04

3. Weeding - - Per Polybag Rp. 4,14

4. Rotation Per Polybag Rp. 8,28 - -

5. Fungicide and Insecticide Per Polybag Rp. 5,52 Per Polybag

6. Wire Netting Per Polybag Rp. 1,68 Per Polybag Rp. 56

TOTAL COST PER POLYBAG

Rp.101,31 Rp.492,57

TOTAL COST FOR 100,000 POLYBAG

Rp. 10,131,000 Rp. 49,257,000

COST DIFFERNCE BETWEEN POLYBAG 7,5 CM X 10 CM AND POLYBAG 15 CM X 22 CM (Rp. 39,126,000) CHANGE TO USD (Rp. 39,126,000 : Rp. 8,600/1 USD = USD 4549,53)

Packing Seedling For Transplanting Standard Pre Nursery

Planting of Polybag 7,5 cm x 10 cm inMain Nursery

Planting of Polybag 15 cm x 22 cm inMain Nursery

� With using this method, most of the oil palm plantation can reduce the cost of production of 3 months old seedling. And also for the nursery operator can sell their seedling at lower price to the beneficial of their customers.the beneficial of their customers.

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