The enhancement of added value of agarwood by diversification product

Abstract

Non-timber forest products are one group of commodity forest products that need to be optimally used because they are generally high value and can be utilized directly and cultivated by communities around the forest. One of the commodities is agarwood, in which the value varies greatly. Its price per kg ranges from 10 thousand to 10 million. The price of low-quality aloes, or often called kemedangan, also varies greatly from 10 thousand to several million rupiahs for each kg. Until now, agarwood is only obtained from natural products, in which its potential is depleting and has been included in Appendix II Cites IX in Florida. Kemedangan has the opportunity to increase its utilization, such as the isolation of chemical components by distillation (essential oil) and extraction using organic solvents (extracts) or diversification of products such as the manufacture of the synthetic aloes (black magic wood / BMW), incense, makmul, and hio. This paper presents, in general, the profile of Indonesia's agarwood and the prospect of increasing added value through diversification of products, such as efficient refining, extraction, and manufacturing of finished products.