Black rice is a type of rice from Oryza Sativa L, it is one of the most expensive when it is marketed up to Rp. 40,000 per kilogram. Black rice was called forbidden rice throughout the Chinese Empire because it was only consumed by certain people such as the emperor.
However, ordinary people nowadays can enjoy rice which has many benefits.
It’s no wonder that the residents of the city of Mtrainarjo, Elephant Region, Rules of Demak, Main Java, also expanded this Black Rice, because it has a high selling value, consisting of Herry Sugiartono.
Tono, Head of the Citra Kinaraya Multipurpose Cooperative (KSU), said black rice is one of the most lucrative agricultural commodities from a financial perspective and has the opportunity to be developed. The reason is, black rice varies from white, red, or sticky rice that is consumed by the general public.
“There’s actually quite a bit of food on this planet right? Black rice is a superfood, which is food that contains health ingredients. Simply put, our black rice is not yet popular in the community, but marketplaces have started to emerge. for that,” said Tono to detikcom while exploring MSMEs for some time.
After that, according to him, the price in the market also tends to be higher than rice in general. This is because the carbohydrate content is less than other rice, and the longer planting time also means this rice has a high selling value.
“Black rice is one of the most expensive (when marketed) up to Rp. 40,000/kg. If Rp. 20,000 is pure white rice, the price of brown rice differs between 20, 22 and 25 depending on the seller,” he explained.
He also revealed that when compared to white rice and brown rice, the age of black rice tends to be longer when harvested. Harvesting black rice takes 120 to 140 days. Currently, white rice only lasts 90 days. In addition, black rice grains are much less than white rice.
“So because we are in a country where the yields of white and black rice are the same, the quantity produced tends to vary,” he said.
During the pandemic the price of black rice is expensive. The development of the population of MSMEs in Demak is 13%. The black rice produced by Herry at KSU Citra Kinaraya is known as semi-organic rice because it still uses plant-based ingredients when planted. “But we cut the portion and try natural therapy.
If we claim natural black rice price It’s also a challenge because it requires land accreditation even though it can’t be done,” he said.
For information, the Multipurpose Cooperative Farming Company (KSU) Citra Kinaraya has up to 126 participants in an agricultural land area of 280 hectares. On a 1 hectare land, farmers can collect 6-7 loads every 3 months.
This cooperative is also a cooperative funded by the financial institution BRI. The black rice tale in this cooperative is included in a collection of fairy tales as a component of the multi-regional MSME expedition program in Indonesia.
The UMKM expedition program discusses various aspects of people’s lives and reads the potential that exists in the area. Further information can be found at detik.com/label/j Cruisumkmbri.
