Partnership model for sericulture development to improve farmer’s welfare (a case study at bina mandiri farmer group at Sukabumi Regency)

One of the agro-industrial sectors that has the potential to improve the welfare of the community is sericulture. Sericulture is an activity in the silk agroindustry, ranging from mulberry cultivation, silkworm cultivation, yarn, and fabric production to marketing. However, 95% of domestic demand for silk yarn is still imported from China although the quality local silk yarn is not inferior to Chinese products. Problems hindering silk development in Indonesia include limited capital and access, technology, and markets. Also the lack of policy supports for the development of sericulture. This paper presents partnership patterns in sericulture development between related parties (government, entrepreneurs, and silk farmers). The research was conducted at the Bina Mandiri Farmers Group, Sukamaju Village, Kadudampit District, Sukabumi Regency. The research method used was descriptive qualitative. The results showed that the partnership pattern developed was the plasma nucleus pattern. The step of cooperation in forming a business partnership is one strategy to develop a business for farmers. It requires maximum support from entrepreneurs through training packages for farmers. Guidance is carried out through the transfer of technology for enhancement productivity to increase farmer’s competence. In addition, coaching is also carried out by developing sericulture agribusiness institutions through cooperatives to improve farmers’ welfare further.

MENGUATKAN BRANDING TENUN ENDEK KHAS BULELENG MELALUI REVITALISASI PEWARNAAN DENGAN FIKSATOR NANOPASTA ANORGANIK BERBAHAN ABU VULKANIK GUNUNG AGUNG

In the Covid-19 pandemic era, most of craft industries, including Buleleng endek ethnical woven crafts, had an impact on sales drastically. Woven craft industries did some preventive efforts, one of them was through enhancing ecofriendly industry branding, i.e. through intensifying yarn dying using natural colors from local raw materials. However, the main problems on color quality, color fastness, tensile strength and ductile ability of colored yarns resulted by natural dyeing should be handled. Our current finding on inorganic nanopaste fixator of natural colors could be as solution. The natural color dyeing technology was applied for cotton as well as silk yarn by using local color natural resources. It resulted that the yarns had better color quality, good grade color fastness and higher tensile strength and ductile ability. The industrial partner had good response on the natural dyeing technology, where it was also supported by good response from costumer candidates of the endek woven crafts. The revitalization of natural dyeing technology through applying inorganic fixator nanopaste affected the stronger branding of Buleleng endek woven crafts through enhancing the selling revenue.

The effect of raw material combination, yarn count, fabric structure and looplength on the thermal properties of Eri silk bi-layer knitted fabrics

Eri silk is one of the wild silk varieties which are mainly available in the north-eastern areas of India. It exhibits goodmechanical and thermal resistance properties. In this concern, the present study focused to develop a bi-layer knittedstructure made from Eri silk yarn as one side(next to skin) and on another side bamboo yarn knitted fabric. Similarly,Tencel knitted fabric was used instead of bamboo. Twenty-four bi-layer knitted fabrics were developed and thenanalysed for its thermal comfort property. The air permeability, and wick-ability were found to be higher and the thermalresistance was found to be higher for bi-layer plated interlocked knitted fabric made out of Eri silk compared to bambooand Tencel.

DYEING OF SILK YARN WITH EXTRACT FROM OLD LEAVES OF ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS

Jackfruit leaves are a renewable resource where there are frequently removed from the tree. However, its ability in utilising for natural coloration is beyond potential. In this research, old leaves from Jackfruits (Artocarpus Heterophyllus) was studied to uncover the dyeing capabilities on silk yarn. The modern extraction method through micro-wave oven was applied in three procedures pre mordanting and dyeing, simultaneous mordanting, and post mordanting. The established natural colours have been studies on its dyeing ability on silk yarn by using aluminium sulfate and tannin as the mordant. Through visual observation, it was discovered that the shade of colour from Pre-mordanting and dyeing showed excellent results in the range of dark-brown colour. The lightest shade appeared through Post mordanting and dyeing where Simultaneous mordanting and control samples showed a similar range of mid-brown colour. Therefore, the application of renewable resources such as the Jackfruit leaves will become a matter of significant importance for the establishment of safe and eco local textile products.