NSLIC/NSELRED GORONTALO CHAMPIONS BUMDes PITRA Pilolinyanga village, Boalemo district Ruli Sapriyanto Masi (24), chairperson of the village-owned enterprise (BUMDes) Pitra in Piloliyanga Village, Tilamuta sub-district, Boalemo district was a visionary young man striving to support the local economic development. Ruli’s entrepreneurial character emerged since he established SME Family Jaya in 2017 and started the coconut oil business with a product brand name “Family”. He now has six employees and produces about three tons of coconut oil per month. Ruli continues to sharpen his capacity through various training held by ministries, local governments and development partners, which have been greatly enhancing his ability for community empowerment. The village government also selected Ruli as the chairperson of the BUMDes PITRA of his village in 2017 due to his strong leadership initiatives. In August 2019, BUMDes Pitra was designated as one of the best BUMDes in Indonesia by the Minister of Village, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration (PDTT). As the chairperson, Ruli together with 25 village heads, village facilitators and BUMDes chairpersons from 17 provinces had a chance to participate in a field study program under 'Benchmarking Batch II' to China organized by the Ministry PDTT and the People's Republic of China to support the acceleration of rural development.
OVERVIEW OF BUMDES PITRA BUMDes Pitra is a village economic enterprise established in 2017 in Piloliyanga Village, Tilamuta Sub-district, Boalemo District, and one of the pilot activities of NSLIC/NSELRED. The economic potential of Piloliyanga 90% relies on the agricultural sector, particularly in maize commodity with the total area of 632 hectares and around 360 farmers in 22 farmer groups (Gapoktan). Since March 2018, NSLIC/NSELRED supported the village in improving the maize productivity through the demonstration plot involving two farmer groups. Based on the village potential identification and mapping conducted by the NSLI/NSELRED together with Piloliyanga Village Government through discussions and village meetings, it was agreed that the role of the BUMDes Pitra should be enhanced, especially in addressing issues related to supply of farming inputs and maize storage. Initially, the BUMDes Pitra village focused on saving and loan as well as a grocery store. In June 2018, NSLIC/NSELRED facilitated a Business Plan Training for BUMDes Pitra and the training generated a business plan according to the potential of the village, i.e. the maize development and trading. Afterwards, the village government provided the capital of Rp 192 million to finance the procurement of agricultural inputs and maize trading through the Village Fund. In early 2019, the BUMDes began to focus on inputs and trading activities through buying and selling maize during the harvest time in March 2019. The BUMDes Pitra managed to earn IDR 1.2 billion from the sale with a net profit of Rp 28 million within 40 days.
Ruli Sapriyanto Masi during the Launching of Coconut Oil Quality and Processing Standardization organized by NSLIC/NSELRED in Gorontalo District in August 2018.
"The technical assistance of NSLIC/NSELRED has equipped me with skills for corn and coconut-based local economy development. The most obvious example was when NSLIC/NSELRED supported the BUMDes under my leadership to prepare a business plan that has greatly improved the BUMDes management. In early 2019, we managed to earn IDR 1.2 billion from the corn and agricultural input transactions." (Ruli Sapriyanto Masi, Chairperson of BUMDes Pitra, Piloliyanga Village, Tilamuta Sub-district, Boalemo District).