POTENSI PENGEMBANGAN NIRA AREN DI KABUPATEN NAGEKEO UNTUK PEMBUATAN BIOETANOL
Keywords:
Arenga pinnata, prospects, producers, bioethanolAbstract
One of the plantation crops from the Aracaceae (areca nut) tribe is the palm plant (Arengapinnata MERR) which
is very useful and has the potential to be developed into renewable bioenergy as an alternative fuel. This plant
can adapt very well to various conditions, both in the lowlands to the highlands with an altitude of 1400 m above
sea level. Sugar palm plants can produce several food products as a result of tapping in the form of palm sap to
be used as a number of products such as brown sugar, certain regional special drinks, vinegar and alcohol.
Alcohol resulting from distillation (distillation) from palm sap can be re-distilled into ethanol with an alcohol
content ranging from 60 – 75% which can be used as a solvent and can also be used as a source of alternative
fuel (bioethanol). Seeing the prospects for sugar palm plants for very good benefits in the future, their
development needs to be followed up immediately, especially palm sap products which can be used as bioenergy
fuel. Opportunities and potential for sugar palm plantations in Nagekeo have good prospects because each subdistrict has climatic conditions, ecosystems and land suitability that are very supportive for the growth of sugar
palm plants. Apart from that, as a dry land island area, Nagekeo Regency still has marginal land and grasslands
and community forests which are quite extensive and can still be used for the development of sugar palm
cultivation. Sugar palm plants are not only used for agricultural commodities but also function for land, soil and
water conservation needs. Currently, sugar palm cultivation in the Nagekeo region has not fully implemented
existing technological innovations. For this reason, efforts must still be made to develop sugar palm cultivation
with technology dissemination so that it has an impact on productivity and income for farmers as well as the
development of diversification of results that provide business opportunities and employment. new to society.
Several technologies that can be used as improvement efforts include selecting mother plant trees, nurseries,
nurseries, cultivation, tapping, preservation, sap, sugar processing, ant sugar, crystal sugar, palm starch
processing, and ethanol production. Based on this problem, a commitment is needed to make joint policies by the
central government and regional governments to see how the potential for developing this palm plant can be
followed up in the future. This paper reviews how to develop sugar palm plants which have very good prospects
for development, especially the potential areas, opportunities and challenges as well as the availability of
technology in Nagekeo district.
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