ANALYSIS INCOME OF OYSTER MUSHROOM PRODUCTION IN FATUQUERO VILLAGE POST ADMINISTRATIVE RAILACO ERMERA MUNICIPALITY

Abstract

Forests are natural resources that can be utilized for human welfare because they can contribute quite a lot of natural products to the country. Apart from that, forests can be used by communities around the forest as a source of meeting their daily needs, both in the form of wood and non-wood. Therefore, one of the benefits of non-timber forest products is white oyster mushrooms which usually grow in the rainy season from rotten wood so that the community makes materials in the form of sawdust and uses agricultural waste as an alternative material for the growth and production of good quality white oyster mushrooms. Oyster mushrooms have a fairly high vegetable protein content, comparable carbohydrates, and a lower fat content than meat but have an economical price like other vegetables.  The development of mushroom agribusiness has greatly encouraged mushroom farming in Ermera, both the development of the types of mushrooms consumed and the development of cultivation which has encouraged the expansion of production land. The interesting thing about mushroom cultivation is the bright economic aspect because it does not require large areas of land, the growing medium is agricultural industry waste which is easy to obtain and the production results are also able to compete with other agricultural commodities. The objective of this research is to know about the motivation of producers for the production of white oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus), the investment cost of producers for production and the company's inputs and outputs for production. The methodology used in this practice is the descriptive analysis method such as observation conducted directly to collect data in the field, interview is the method of data collection in the form of a list of questions according to systematic, documentation method as a technique of data collection through primary data and secondary data appointment with documents. Through the results of the summary of primary data shows that in the period of mushroom production in 2018-2023 obtained very significant results with its budget balance of $ 12,500, and the period of 2019, $ 7,500.00, Period 2020 with the amount of $ 2,000, Period $ 2021. 4,186.00, Period 2022 $ 43,325.00 and finally the period 2023 with its budget balance $ 1,159.10. which means that R/C values greater than >1 are favorable tree breeding activities for the Fatuquero community.