The magnificent island is the Maluku nickname known as the largest spice producer in Indonesia. Before the colonial period, Maluku became the world's spice trading shaft with cengkeh and nuthead as the main merchandise.
Initially, cengkeh only grows in five small islands in Maluku Islands, namely Bacan, Makian, Moti, Ternate and Tidore, Then, the plant spreads to several regions in Maluku Islands. Clove tree or Syzygium gelatinum is a scented dry flower bud.
For the Indonesian society, it is widely used as seasoning and the main ingredient of cigarette cigarettes, but not for La Yapi (52), the man origin of Buton, Southeast Sulawesi sees cengkeh can be used as basic ingredients of essential oils or essential oils.
Photos of cengkeh plantations in the Middle Maluku Area, Ambon City, Maluku Province.
La Yapi (52) combined with Cengkeh farmers in Dusun Kranjang, Wayame Village, Ambon Bay District, Ambon City, Maluku Province.
The benefits of this cengkeh-based essential oil include gosok drugs and can relieve pain due to rheumatic and toothache. In addition, waste clove residual refining can still be utilized as organic pesticide manufacturing materials.
An abundance of cengkeh becomes a blessing for La Yapi when the pandemi COVID-19 hit the world. When a number of business sectors are interrupted, it does not impact on La Yapi’s efforts. Essential oil demand is higher, especially when the second wave of COVID-19 on July then. Consumers are widely dominated from spa business because of its aroma fragrant.
La Yapi wants to develop its products and sell it with its own brand and can supply its products to shops in Ambon. During this time, it supplies to individuals and more sells curly due to its brand has not received permissions from Understanding and testing in the Drug and Food Supervisory Agency (BPOM) area.
La Yapi (52) appointing Cengkeh ready to be processed into cengkeh essential oil in Dusun Kranjang, Wayame Village, Ambon Bay District, Ambon City, Maluku Province.
La Yapi (52) entered dry cengkeh to the boiler in Dusun Kranjang, Wayame Village, Ambon Bay District, Ambon City, Maluku Province.
Since the National Movement of Indonesia-made Bangga (BBI), La Yapi road to develop its business products from open. He is assisted to take care of licensing and also register its brand in Understanding and has taken care of licensing from the Health Department and also testing in the Drug and Food Supervisory Agency (BPOM) area. If the licensing has been completed, La Yapi targeted the marketing of its products not only in the shops in Ambon but also traces marketing in e-commerce so that the range is more extensive.
Photo and text : Predipta Gover
The traditional dish that is not used again in Dusun Kranjang, Village Wayame, Ambon Bay District, Ambon City, Maluku Province.
La Yapi installed a boiler cooler tool in Dusun Kranjang, Village Wayame, Ambon Bay District, Ambon City, Maluku.
La Yapi (52) install boiler cooler tools in Dusun Kranjang, Village Wayame, Ambon Bay District, Ambon City, Maluku Province.
It has been separated by water in Dusun Kranjang, Village Wayame, Ambon Bay District, Ambon City, Maluku Province.
La Yapi (52) packing cengkeh oil into bottles in Dusun Kranjang, Wayame Village, Ambon Bay, Ambon City, Maluku Province.
The oil bottle is prepared in Dusun Kranjang, Wayame Village, Ambon Bay District, Ambon City, Maluku Province.
It has been ready for sale in Dusun Kranjang, Village Wayame, Ambon Bay District, Ambon City, Maluku Province.
Editor : Prasetyo Utomo
