Performance and development challenges of micro–small bamboo enterprises in Gunungkidul, Indonesia

Levina Augusta Geraldine Pieter, Marcellinus Mandira Budi Utomo
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Micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) play an essential role in the economy of Indonesia, especially in rural areas. In Gunungkidul Regency, a small rural industry that has created many jobs is bamboo-based. This research focused on three bamboo-based industries: durable bamboo, kitchen utensils, and handicrafts (toys). We aimed to determine the economic, social, and environmental performances and the challenges faced in developing these industries. Studies of industry performance are important in developing the bamboo business sector, as they enable the identification of the current condition of the business and the challenges faced by actors within the industry. In addition, there have been few such studies, making any that are done extremely useful. We used field observations and semi-structured interviews, with the selection of respondents carried out purposively by applying a snowball approach. There was a total of 86 informants. The relevant attributes for assessing economic, social, and environmental performance were customer satisfaction, job creation, and the amount of wasted raw material, respectively. We found that the performance of the three bamboo value chains could be slightly optimized, although in general, the performance was good. In terms of economic performance, the value attributes desired by customers were being achieved. For social performance, this industry has been able to create various types of employment, although many are still in the form of temporary work and are dominated by men because of the relatively harsh working environment. In terms of environmental performance, raw bamboo materials were still ending up as waste. However, these industries support a vision of sustaining a green economy. We conclude that to develop bamboo-based industries in Gunungkidul Regency, the main challenges will be to develop and diversify the market. In terms of artisans’ capabilities to create new products, this is unquestionable. The government could act as a better business environment enabler to link craftsmen and potential buyers and to create new markets.

印度尼西亚古农基都尔微型竹企业的业绩和发展挑战
微型、小型和中型企业在印度尼西亚经济中发挥着重要作用,尤其是在农村地区。在古农基都摄政区,一个创造了许多就业机会的小型农村产业是以竹子为基础的。这项研究集中在三个以竹子为基础的行业:耐用竹子、厨房用具和手工艺品(玩具)。我们旨在确定经济、社会和环境绩效,以及发展这些行业所面临的挑战。对行业绩效的研究对发展竹业很重要,因为它们可以确定竹业的现状和行业内参与者面临的挑战。此外,很少有这样的研究,这使得所做的任何研究都非常有用。我们使用了实地观察和半结构化访谈,通过采用滚雪球方法有目的地选择受访者。总共有86名线人。评估经济、社会和环境绩效的相关属性分别是客户满意度、创造就业机会和浪费原材料的数量。我们发现,三个竹子价值链的性能可以稍微优化,尽管总体而言性能良好。在经济表现方面,客户期望的价值属性正在实现。就社会表现而言,该行业已经能够创造各种类型的就业机会,尽管由于工作环境相对恶劣,许多人仍然是临时工作,并且由男性主导。就环保性能而言,原竹材料最终仍被视为废物。然而,这些行业支持维持绿色经济的愿景。我们得出的结论是,要在古农基都县发展以竹子为基础的产业,主要挑战将是发展和多样化市场。就工匠创造新产品的能力而言,这是毋庸置疑的。政府可以作为一个更好的商业环境推动者,将工匠和潜在买家联系起来,创造新市场。
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