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Exploring the Development Potential of Arrowroot as a Leading Commodity: Cultivation, Labor Requirements, and Processed Products for Sustainable Agriculture

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Sugiharti Mulya Handayani1, *, Endang Siti Rahayu1, Heri Irianto1, Mei Tri Sundari1, Setyowati Setyowati1, Fanny Widadie1
1Agribusiness Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami 36 A Kentingan, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: sugihartimulya@staff.uns.ac.id
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Available Online 30 August 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-819-6_23How to use a DOI?
Keywords
arrowroot; superior commodity; arrowroot starch; arrowroot chips
Abstract

Arrowroot is a local food that has many benefits for health and industry, but it is not widely cultivated. The low production of arrowroot is because farmers have not received sufficient information regarding cultivation, labor requirements for cultivation and processing, as well as the economic value of arrowroot. This research aimed to examine arrowroot from the points of cultivation, the use of labor in cultivation and processing, and its efficiency. The research was conducted at the arrowroot-producing women farmer groups in the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY). The respondents of this research were 16 arrowroot starch producers and nine arrowroot chip producers taken using the census technique. The research results show that arrowroot cultivation is technically simple and does not require many laborers. Processing arrowroot into starch and chips does not require special equipment and the number of laborers required is very low. The results of the business efficiency analysis show that the R/C ratio value of arrowroot starch is 1.42 and that of arrowroot chips is 1.53. This study concludes that arrowroot tubers have the potential to be developed into a superior commodity.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Agriculture, Food, and Environment (ICAFE 2024)
Series
Atlantis Highlights in Sustainable Development
Publication Date
30 August 2025
ISBN
978-94-6463-819-6
ISSN
3005-155X
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-819-6_23How to use a DOI?
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© 2025 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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