Open AccessCOCONUT STEM UTILIZATION IN INDONESIA
Author(s) -
Hastjarjo Sumardjan
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
cord. coconut research and development/cord
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2721-8856
pISSN - 0215-1162
DOI - 10.37833/cord.v5i01.220
Subject(s) - yield (engineering) , java , fell , agroforestry , geography , forestry , agricultural economics , business , biology , computer science , economics , cartography , materials science , metallurgy , programming language
Coconut stem has been utilized in every coconut producing country in some form or other. Its utilization varies widely from small bridges to houses, furnitures and works of art. In Indonesia it is used mainly in Java, the most densely populated island. In other islands it is rarely used except for foot bridges because of two reasons. First, the farmers are reluctant to fell their coconut trees for its yield, however, small it is. Second, there is still enough supply of forest wood.