PEMANFAATAN DAN PEMASARAN ROTAN OLEH MASYARAKAT KABUPATEN SAMOSIR (Studi Kasus di Desa Huta Galung, Kecamatan Harian, Kabupaten Samosir)

Ricky Situmorang (Alumni Program Studi Kehutanan, Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Jl. Tri Dharma Ujung No. 1 Kampus USU Medan 20155)
Ridwanti Batubara (Program Studi Kehutanan, Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Jl. Tri Dharma Ujung No. 1 Kampus USU Medan 20155)
Yunus Afifuddin (Program Studi Kehutanan, Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Jl. Tri Dharma Ujung No. 1 Kampus USU Medan 20155)

Peronema Forestry Science Journal
Vol 2, No 2 (2013): Peronema Forestry Science Journal

Rattan (Calamus sp) is a forest plant that has many benefits for forest communities and a source of  foreign exchange. This study aims to known the utilization of rattan by the community, determine income from the use of rattan and non rattan and to analyzed the marketing of rattan. This research used field surveys and interview to the community. Based on research conducted known pattern rattan harvesting is done by rotation. Income from rattan smaller than non-rattan with the percentage utilization of rattan 43.8%, while non-rattan 56.20%. Marketing rattan starting from rattan farmers sell rattan to collector and collector which will sell directly to craftsmen. Keywords: Rattan, Income, Marketing