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Current Price Developments
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Puasa Ramadhan kini telah melewati hari yang ke-26, lebaran ada di depan mata. Berdasarkan penanggalan Masehi, Hari Raya Idul Fitri 1431 H Insya Allah jatuh pada hari Jum'at tanggal 10 September 2010. Umat Islam di seluruh pelosok tanah air tinggal menunggu keputusan Kementerian Agama Republik Indonesia perihal penetapan 1 Syawal 1431 H. Bertolak dari hal tersebut, puasa Ramadhan tersisa 5 hari lagi (H-5 lebaran).
Menjelang lebaran tahun ini, seperti biasanya kesibukan dimana-mana semakin nampak. Kesibukan paling nampak ditunjukkan kaum ibu rumah tangga dan cewek. Pasar, toko dan pusat perdagangan lainnya menjadi incaran mereka. Berbagai kebutuhan rumah tangga menjadi faktor utama kehadirannya disana. Di antaranya berupa kebutuhan akan Sembilan Bahan Pokok (Sembako). Namun tidak sampai disitu saja, kebutuhan lainnya pun ikut menyertai. Semarak lebaran yang dinanti telah menyatu di hati umat Islam sejak lama.
Baju baru, nuansa baru dan hari yang baru. Pada dasarnya, hakikat lebaran tidaklah mesti dengan baju baru atau pun segalanya harus baru. Fitrah berarti kembali menjadi baru layaknya bayi baru lahir dari rahim sang ibu. Tapi sekali lagi, suasana yang semarak di hari lebaran ikut terbantu dengan hadirnya hal-hal baru dalam kehidupan tiap individu. Persiapan demi persiapan pun segera disusun sedemikian rupa. Sejak pertengahan Puasa Ramadhan, pusat pertokoan kian ramai dikunjungi pelanggan yang ingin mendapatkan baju baru. Pasar tradisional hingga pasar moderen dikunjungi demi memenuhi kebutuhan dapur.
Fenomena ini terjadi hampir di seluruh pelosok tanah air termasuk di Bonthain. Dari pantauan Tim Bonthain, Pasar Sentral Bantaeng yang berlokasi di tengah kota Bonthain semakin ramai dan penuh sesak beberapa hari terakhir. Perubahan harga pun tak lepas dari perubahan jumlah pengunjung. Secara umum harga kebutuhan rumah tangga mengalami peningkatan signifikan. Bagi pembeli, harga yang tinggi terhadap barang yang dibutuhkan tetap akan dibelinya. Hal ini dimanfaatkan para penjual dengan menaikkan harga secara sepihak. Mentega misalnya, pada salah seorang penjual dipatok dengan harga Rp 13.000,-/Kg. Sementara di penjual lainnya dipatok seharga Rp 15.000,-/Kg. Kondisi tersebut amat merugikan pembeli, sedangkan penjual diuntungkan. Hal ini terjadi karena faktor kebutuhan yang mendesak. Semuanya menjadi primer, bahkan kebutuhan sekunder atau tersier pun akan berubah menjadi primer disaat mendesak sifatnya.
Kenaikan harga ini, patutlah diketahui masyarakat sebelum beranjak ke pasar. Dengan tujuan agar calon pembeli dapat mempersiapkan anggaran yang akan dibawanya ke pasar. Dalam hal ini management keuangan harus menjadi prioritas agar kelangsungan hidup rumah tangga tetap terjaga dan stabil. Kalau hal ini diabaikan, bisa saja kebutuhan akan barang tertentu tidak terpenuhi. Sementara barang lainnya melebihi batas maksimum dari yang dibutuhkan. Olehnya itu, Tim Bonthain yang bekerja sejak awal Puasa terus mengikuti perkembangan harga di Bonthain khususnya di Pasar Sentral Bantaeng. Berikut disajikan daftar beberapa bahan keperluan paling penting menjelang Lebaran.
Semoga Price List di atas dapat bermanfaat bagi kita semua, khususnya masyarakat Butta Toa (Bonthain). Termasuk masyarakat tetangga yakni Butta Turatea (Jeneponto) dan Butta Panrita Lopi (Bulukumba) yang sering berbelanja di Bonthain, mengingat jaraknya dapat ditempuh hanya dalam waktu ± 30 menit perjalanan.
Menjelang lebaran tahun ini, seperti biasanya kesibukan dimana-mana semakin nampak. Kesibukan paling nampak ditunjukkan kaum ibu rumah tangga dan cewek. Pasar, toko dan pusat perdagangan lainnya menjadi incaran mereka. Berbagai kebutuhan rumah tangga menjadi faktor utama kehadirannya disana. Di antaranya berupa kebutuhan akan Sembilan Bahan Pokok (Sembako). Namun tidak sampai disitu saja, kebutuhan lainnya pun ikut menyertai. Semarak lebaran yang dinanti telah menyatu di hati umat Islam sejak lama.
Baju baru, nuansa baru dan hari yang baru. Pada dasarnya, hakikat lebaran tidaklah mesti dengan baju baru atau pun segalanya harus baru. Fitrah berarti kembali menjadi baru layaknya bayi baru lahir dari rahim sang ibu. Tapi sekali lagi, suasana yang semarak di hari lebaran ikut terbantu dengan hadirnya hal-hal baru dalam kehidupan tiap individu. Persiapan demi persiapan pun segera disusun sedemikian rupa. Sejak pertengahan Puasa Ramadhan, pusat pertokoan kian ramai dikunjungi pelanggan yang ingin mendapatkan baju baru. Pasar tradisional hingga pasar moderen dikunjungi demi memenuhi kebutuhan dapur.
Fenomena ini terjadi hampir di seluruh pelosok tanah air termasuk di Bonthain. Dari pantauan Tim Bonthain, Pasar Sentral Bantaeng yang berlokasi di tengah kota Bonthain semakin ramai dan penuh sesak beberapa hari terakhir. Perubahan harga pun tak lepas dari perubahan jumlah pengunjung. Secara umum harga kebutuhan rumah tangga mengalami peningkatan signifikan. Bagi pembeli, harga yang tinggi terhadap barang yang dibutuhkan tetap akan dibelinya. Hal ini dimanfaatkan para penjual dengan menaikkan harga secara sepihak. Mentega misalnya, pada salah seorang penjual dipatok dengan harga Rp 13.000,-/Kg. Sementara di penjual lainnya dipatok seharga Rp 15.000,-/Kg. Kondisi tersebut amat merugikan pembeli, sedangkan penjual diuntungkan. Hal ini terjadi karena faktor kebutuhan yang mendesak. Semuanya menjadi primer, bahkan kebutuhan sekunder atau tersier pun akan berubah menjadi primer disaat mendesak sifatnya.
Kenaikan harga ini, patutlah diketahui masyarakat sebelum beranjak ke pasar. Dengan tujuan agar calon pembeli dapat mempersiapkan anggaran yang akan dibawanya ke pasar. Dalam hal ini management keuangan harus menjadi prioritas agar kelangsungan hidup rumah tangga tetap terjaga dan stabil. Kalau hal ini diabaikan, bisa saja kebutuhan akan barang tertentu tidak terpenuhi. Sementara barang lainnya melebihi batas maksimum dari yang dibutuhkan. Olehnya itu, Tim Bonthain yang bekerja sejak awal Puasa terus mengikuti perkembangan harga di Bonthain khususnya di Pasar Sentral Bantaeng. Berikut disajikan daftar beberapa bahan keperluan paling penting menjelang Lebaran.
Semoga Price List di atas dapat bermanfaat bagi kita semua, khususnya masyarakat Butta Toa (Bonthain). Termasuk masyarakat tetangga yakni Butta Turatea (Jeneponto) dan Butta Panrita Lopi (Bulukumba) yang sering berbelanja di Bonthain, mengingat jaraknya dapat ditempuh hanya dalam waktu ± 30 menit perjalanan.
Langsat dan rekannya diarak keliling kota
Friday, March 5, 2010
Awal tahun 2010 ini, masyarakat Bonthain dimanjakan dengan musim panen buah. Banyak buah-buahan disajikan di pasar. Sebut saja Durian, Langsat, Rambutan dan rekan-rekannya. Buah ini begitu memasyarakat, betapa tidak jumlahnya luar biasa banyak di saat musim panen berlangsung tiap tahunnya.
Saking banyaknya, sebagian pedagang mencari teknik tertentu guna dapat bersaing dengan pedagang lainnya. Persaingan sehat dan lebih kreatif dibutuhkan disini. Antara lain dengan menjajakan dagangannya keliling kota. Masuk lorong-lorong sempit dan mendatangi kompleks perumahan menjadi ciri pedagang tersebut. Media yang digunakan seperti Sepeda, Motor, Becak/Tiga Roda bahkan ada pula yang menggunakan Mobil.
Berbagai jenis buah disiapkan agar pelanggan dapat memilih sesuai kebutuhan. Kreatifitas pedagang ini menarik perhatian masyarakat. Pembeli tidak harus mendatangi pasar dan bernegosiasi dengan penjual untuk mendapatkan buah kesukaannya. Cukup mencatat dan mengingat jadwal lewatnya di lorong depan rumahnya. Saat itulah pedagang akan berhenti dan menjajakan dagangannya. Harganya pun tidak terlalu mahal, pedagang mengistilahkan "Yang penting cukup mengganti biaya kedatangan kami kesini,. Sedangkan keuntungannya tetap mengacu pada standar keuntungan pedagang yang ada di pasar".
Dapat ditaksir biaya yang dikeluarkan jika pembeli harus ke pasar. Ongkos kendaraan Pulang Pergi dapat menguras budget pembelanjaan, sementara yang akan dibeli hanya sekiloan Langsat. Dengan pedagang keliling ini, biaya dapat ditekan.
Setelah mempertimbangkan beberapa hal tadi, kita tinggal memilih langkah mana yang mesti diambil. Namun, patut pula diperhitungkan kualitas buah yang akan dibeli. Jangan terlalu fokus pada harga semata, sementara kualitas diabaikan. Kualitas penting dalam menentukan seberapa besar kalori yang akan dihasilkan dengan menyantapnya.
Saking banyaknya, sebagian pedagang mencari teknik tertentu guna dapat bersaing dengan pedagang lainnya. Persaingan sehat dan lebih kreatif dibutuhkan disini. Antara lain dengan menjajakan dagangannya keliling kota. Masuk lorong-lorong sempit dan mendatangi kompleks perumahan menjadi ciri pedagang tersebut. Media yang digunakan seperti Sepeda, Motor, Becak/Tiga Roda bahkan ada pula yang menggunakan Mobil.
Berbagai jenis buah disiapkan agar pelanggan dapat memilih sesuai kebutuhan. Kreatifitas pedagang ini menarik perhatian masyarakat. Pembeli tidak harus mendatangi pasar dan bernegosiasi dengan penjual untuk mendapatkan buah kesukaannya. Cukup mencatat dan mengingat jadwal lewatnya di lorong depan rumahnya. Saat itulah pedagang akan berhenti dan menjajakan dagangannya. Harganya pun tidak terlalu mahal, pedagang mengistilahkan "Yang penting cukup mengganti biaya kedatangan kami kesini,. Sedangkan keuntungannya tetap mengacu pada standar keuntungan pedagang yang ada di pasar".
Dapat ditaksir biaya yang dikeluarkan jika pembeli harus ke pasar. Ongkos kendaraan Pulang Pergi dapat menguras budget pembelanjaan, sementara yang akan dibeli hanya sekiloan Langsat. Dengan pedagang keliling ini, biaya dapat ditekan.
Setelah mempertimbangkan beberapa hal tadi, kita tinggal memilih langkah mana yang mesti diambil. Namun, patut pula diperhitungkan kualitas buah yang akan dibeli. Jangan terlalu fokus pada harga semata, sementara kualitas diabaikan. Kualitas penting dalam menentukan seberapa besar kalori yang akan dihasilkan dengan menyantapnya.
Trucks are Black List in City
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Pusat Perdagangan Bantaeng sejak lama dikenal berada di pusat kota Bantaeng. Tepatnya di sekitar Jl. Mangga Bantaeng hingga Jl. Manggis Bantaeng. Black Community and Black In News of Bonthain mencoba mengupas fenomena yang terjadi selama ini di seputaran Pusat Pertokoan tersebut dengan Autoblackthrough goes to campus ke TKP.
Sekian lama komunitas TIONGHOA bermukim di Bonthain. Keberadaan mereka sangat berpengaruh khususnya dalam perputaran roda perekonomian di kota kecil ini. Kota yang berjarak 120 Kilometer arah selatan kota Makassar ini dihuni komunitas from Chinesse dalam jumlah yang relatif banyak. Saking banyaknya, ternyata mereka telah menguasai perdagangan yang ada.
Dari Jl. Mangga hingga Jl. Manggis, dibangun toko dan ruko dengan berbagai jenis usaha di dalamnya. Di antaranya berupa penjualan dan pembelian elektronik, kendaraan bermotor, furniture, bahan dan hasil pertanian, sembako serta tentunya menjual Djarum Black, Djarum Black Menthol, Djarum Black Slimz.
Di sepanjang kedua jalan tersebut menjadi semrawut karena berderet mobil truk, mobil boks dan mobil pengangkut barang lainnya. Proses bongkar muat barang dilakukan di depan masing-masing toko. Sehingga mengganggu kelancaran lalu lintas bagi pemakai jalan lainnya.
Mengantisipasi terjadinya kemarahan masyarakat, maka Dinas Perhubungan dan Infokom menertibkan ruas jalan dimaksud. Di foto nampak sebuah rambu jalan terpajang pada titik awal saat akan memasuki Jl. Manggis. Rambu tersebut menerangkan bahwa mobil truk dan mobil pengangkut barang lainnya dilarang memasuki area pusat pertokoan mulai pukul 06.00 sampai dengan 18.00 Waktu Indonesia Tengah (WITA).
Nah sekarang, kesemrawutan jalan berkurang dengan tidak hadirnya mobil truk. Namun di sisi lain, para Daeng BECAK mengambil alih posisi sebelumnya. Deretan Becak di seakan menjadi penguasa di sepanjang kedua ruas jalan ini. belum lagi bilamana Daeng Becak ini mengayuh becaknya dari arah berlawanan. Sementara arah lalu lintas hanya diperbolehkan satu arah saja yakni dari Jl. Mangga menuju Jl. Manggis, arah sebaliknya tidak diperkenankan.
Fenomena ini mungkin saja berlaku pula di daerah lainnya. Inilah suasana kota yang sering menjadi permasalahan utama dalam mewujudkan kota yang tertib dan teratur. Menjadi tanggung jawab Pemerintah dalam menanganinya. Pihak masyarakat dan pengelola toko pun mesti jeli dalam menyikapinya. Sikap sadar dibutuhkan dalam mewujudkan maksud tersebut. Kalau tidak, bukan hanya Truk yang akan di Blackinnovationawards melainkan penggunanya pun akan kena BLACK LIST.
Sekian lama komunitas TIONGHOA bermukim di Bonthain. Keberadaan mereka sangat berpengaruh khususnya dalam perputaran roda perekonomian di kota kecil ini. Kota yang berjarak 120 Kilometer arah selatan kota Makassar ini dihuni komunitas from Chinesse dalam jumlah yang relatif banyak. Saking banyaknya, ternyata mereka telah menguasai perdagangan yang ada.
Dari Jl. Mangga hingga Jl. Manggis, dibangun toko dan ruko dengan berbagai jenis usaha di dalamnya. Di antaranya berupa penjualan dan pembelian elektronik, kendaraan bermotor, furniture, bahan dan hasil pertanian, sembako serta tentunya menjual Djarum Black, Djarum Black Menthol, Djarum Black Slimz.
Di sepanjang kedua jalan tersebut menjadi semrawut karena berderet mobil truk, mobil boks dan mobil pengangkut barang lainnya. Proses bongkar muat barang dilakukan di depan masing-masing toko. Sehingga mengganggu kelancaran lalu lintas bagi pemakai jalan lainnya.
Mengantisipasi terjadinya kemarahan masyarakat, maka Dinas Perhubungan dan Infokom menertibkan ruas jalan dimaksud. Di foto nampak sebuah rambu jalan terpajang pada titik awal saat akan memasuki Jl. Manggis. Rambu tersebut menerangkan bahwa mobil truk dan mobil pengangkut barang lainnya dilarang memasuki area pusat pertokoan mulai pukul 06.00 sampai dengan 18.00 Waktu Indonesia Tengah (WITA).
Nah sekarang, kesemrawutan jalan berkurang dengan tidak hadirnya mobil truk. Namun di sisi lain, para Daeng BECAK mengambil alih posisi sebelumnya. Deretan Becak di seakan menjadi penguasa di sepanjang kedua ruas jalan ini. belum lagi bilamana Daeng Becak ini mengayuh becaknya dari arah berlawanan. Sementara arah lalu lintas hanya diperbolehkan satu arah saja yakni dari Jl. Mangga menuju Jl. Manggis, arah sebaliknya tidak diperkenankan.
Fenomena ini mungkin saja berlaku pula di daerah lainnya. Inilah suasana kota yang sering menjadi permasalahan utama dalam mewujudkan kota yang tertib dan teratur. Menjadi tanggung jawab Pemerintah dalam menanganinya. Pihak masyarakat dan pengelola toko pun mesti jeli dalam menyikapinya. Sikap sadar dibutuhkan dalam mewujudkan maksud tersebut. Kalau tidak, bukan hanya Truk yang akan di Blackinnovationawards melainkan penggunanya pun akan kena BLACK LIST.
Investment and Trading Potencies and Opportunities
Friday, January 15, 2010AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Food Crops
Total wet land paddy area of Bantaeng Regency in 2006 reached 13,023 Ha approximately. This area is still relatively small if compared to potencies of land that have not been cultivated that reached 19,775 Ha. However, the regency has been capable to become rice-self sufficient region. In 2009 farmers in Bantaeng Regency has started to develop Mekongga paddy variety in Legowo system. The outcome is very promising, namely around 9-10 ton/ha. Besides paddy, production of other competitive commodities like corn, cassava, sweet potato also shows significant production improvement.
Seen from the production, market potential as well as availability of land, food crops commodities which are prospective to develop is corn and its processing products. Opportunities that investors can tap include acailability of production facilities and post-harvest processing facilities (dryer, warehouse, silo), thee big market demand from other regions for corn (Pare-pare, Sidenreng Rappang, Makassar) for poultry industry, processed products (snack, marning or fried corn, corn powder and others), the drop of World’s supply of corn commodity form producers (the United States and China) and the development of national food and non food industry that use corn as their raw material.
Horticulture Crops
For vegetable, among competitive products from Bantaeng Regency include carrot, potato and cabbage. Demand from customers for these vegetables is very high, not only consumers from Bantaeng and its surrounding region, but also from makassar City. While kinds of competitive fruits developed in the regency include mango, banana, strawberry and keprok orange. In 2009 apple fruit starts to be developed in Muntea mountain area. It is expected that in the next 3 years the apple crops will start to produce fruit.
The most prospective investment opportunities available for investors include development of potato commodity, either in seed from or potato for cunsumption as well as processed products. Development of potato seed in Bantaeng Regency is carried out through network culture under aero phonic system. Opportunities that investors can tap are, among others, availability of pest control technology as well as post harvest technology, there is a large company which is willing to cooperate (PT. Indofood Tbk.), demand for potato commodity is still very high, especially from Kalimantan, availability potato processing technology (potato chip), the development of food processing industry that use potato as the raw material (bread and cake industry) and the development of hotel and restaurants in Makassar City as one of the main market for potato commodity.
Plantation
Bantaeng Regency has huge potencies for development of plantation commodities. Total Plantation area that have been developed reaches 370,652 Ha. A Number of plantation commodities like Robusta Coffee, Arabica Coffee and Cocoa has become major commodities for local people. In regional perspective, potential commodities to develop in the region is Arabica Coffee and its processing products. The huge demand from export market, many companies that are willing to ccoperate with farmers, availability of coffee processing technology for small, medium and large scale industry and the development of coffee shop are all become opportunities that investors can make it.
Forestry
Bantaeng Regency is one of regencies that have huge forest resources. Total forestry area of the regency reaches 6,222 Ha, consisting of permanent production forest (2,187 Ha), Limited Production Forest (1,262 Ha) and Protection Forest (2,773 Ha). Besides various kinds of woods, forestry products that can be utilized optimally include rattan, gum resin and others.
Marine and Fishery Sector
Marine as well as fresh water fishery potencies in Bantaeng Regency is huge enough, as can be seen from the vast area of brackish water area and public water area as well as sea water area that span as long as 21,5 Km from west to east, facing Flores Sea. For capture fishery, the potencies is big enough. Kind of fish captured by fishermen include flying fish, skipjack, tenggiri, tuna, little ttuna, kembung, kerapung and other fishes. For culture fishery, total brackish water area in Bantaeng Regency reaches 135,89 Ha that produce shrimp of 124 ton/year, fish of 108,5 ton/year. Other freshwater fish cultivation like freshwater fish culture (pool), also show huge capacity, namely producing fish of 2,7 ton/year. Kinds of freshwater fish developed in the regency include karper, tilapia and others. Fish processing industry that have been existed in Bantaeng regency comprises fish canning industry (PT. Global Seafood International Indonesia).
Other investment opportunities which is prospective enough develop include seaweed cultivation in its product processing. In 2002, people in Bantaeng Regency tried cultivate seaweed through spanning rope system. Up until mid of 2003 production of seaweed developed in the region has been capable to supply raw material for seaweed processing industry in the surrounding area. Opportunities to develop seaweed and its processing is alsso supported by its potencies as an export oriented commodity. Seaweed can be processed into various products, the increasing demand for seaweed in domestic as well as international market, seaweed is very marketable commodity with high sale price and the availability of advanced technology for seaweed processing either for small, medium and large scale industry.
TRADING AND INDUSTRY SECTOR
Processing Industry
Processing Industry in general grows significally. Up until 2006, there are about 2005 units industry/companies. Investment opportunities offered include development bottled mineral industry. Opportunities that investors can be utilized include the large demand for bottled mineral water and the availability of advanced technology for mineral water processing, namely through vending technology. Using this technology, buyers only need to put coin to be machine, press some button, than fresh mineral water will flow. Buyer only need to put the water in the bottle they bring themselves.
Trading and Services
Number of tradingg companies in Bantaeng Regency up until 2006 reaches 115 units, consisting of small, medium and large trading companies. Trading activities in the regenccy has been supported by infrastructure and facilities like market, shopping store and to varrious commodities. The most prospective investment opportunities include development of trading industry of agriculture products, since there are many factors that supports, namely widely open market opportunity both for domestic as well as export market, it offers good profit as margin price between farmers and exporter is very high, the possibility for international cooperation and the development of traditional market and supermarket.
TOURISM AND CULTURE SECTOR
Bantaeng Regency has big potencies in Tourism Sector which are prospective to develop. No wonder that the government of Bantaeng Regency give serious attention to develop and promote the existing tourism potential and attraction in order to be more widely known by local, regional as well as international tourists. Those tourism potencies are also supported by strategic position of Bantaeng Regency of being in the main tourism route of South Sulawesi, namely :
1. Makassar-Tana Toraja-Wajo-Bone-Bira Beach-Makassar
2. Makassar-Bira Beach-Bone-Wajo-Tana Toraja-Makassar
3. Makassar-Bira Beach-Makassar
Development of tourism in Bantaeng Regency must be kept integrated with development of tourism in Bulukumba, where these two regions located closely each other with high accessibility rate. Bantaeng and Bulukumba can't be separated as a Black Community need each other especially the tourism sector. A distance of only 30 Kilometers using a Black Motor Community, Bulukumba been able to reach from Bantaeng.
In brief, tourism potencies of Bantaeng Regency can be grouped into 4 types of tourism, namely natural tourism, marine tourism, cultural tourism and agro tourism. Bantaeng laso offers various tourism attraction and activities, among others Anniversary of Bantaeng Regency, Pa’jukukang Traditional Party, Paolle and Paddekko Dance. Mean while, investment opportunities offered include development of Eremerasa natural bathing place. Opportunities that investors can tap include availability of tourism promotion media, the increasing number of tourism visiting South Sulawesi province, the strategic location of being in the tourism route of South Sulawesi province, the strategic location of being in the tourism route of South Sulawesi and the absence of fresh water natural bathing tourism object in the southern area of South Sulawesi propince. Opportunities available in tourism sector also include development of Korong Batu white sand area which is located in the coastal areas of Pa’jukukang.
ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Bantaeng Regency has big potencies of mineral resources that have not been optimally utilized up until today. Surely this condition province prospective opportunities for investors. A number of minerals that can be utilized include clay (85,5 million ton), andesite (7,095 million ton) and basalt (approximatelly 17,290 ton). Potencies of basalt in Bantaeng Regency is the larggest in South Sulawesi province.
SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES FOR INVESTMENT
Preparedness of Bantaeng Regency in welcoming inflow of investment in the region can be seen from the efforts of the regional government to develop the existing infrastructure and facilities. For transportation and communication facilities, policies of regional government to develop transportation is focused on the efforts to make transportation facilities play its role as the vein of economy in the region and support the mobility of people, goods and services, to support regional development and communication among regions and to open isolated areas. The length and the condition of road in Bantaeng Regency improves from year to year. In the 1999 the span of Regency road was only 484,4 Km and in 2006 the length has increased to 514,84 Km. Meanwhile, the length of provincial road i 2006was 45,5 Km. Hence total span of road in Bantaeng Regency in 2006 has reached 560,34 Km.
Sea transportation plays vital roles for economic activities in the regency. The roles can be seen from the development of cargo flow according to loadiing and unloading activities in Bantaeng Seaport where in 2006 reached 1,085 ton while total goods loaded reached 1.095 ton. In 2009 Bantaeng Seaport area has been developed in order to be capable to accommodate PELNI vessel. With the opening of this seaport for big vessel, it is expected that transportation route of Bantaeng-Bali-Surabaya will run smoothly.
For Post and Telecommunication facilities, at present there have been 4 Post Offices, consisting of 3 additional Post Offices and 1 main Post Office in the capital city of the regency. Meanwhile, the number of telephone line connection increases each year. In 2001 total telephone connection was 2,490 lines, increased to become 2,718 line in 2002 (8,39 percent). In addition, there are 5 cellular telecommunication operators that have spread their wing to Bantaeng Regency, they are Telkomsel, Indosat, XL, Flexi and Fren.
Supply of clean water is supplied by Local Water Enterprises (PDAM) of Bantaeng Regency and has been capable to supply demand for clean water to the people in the regency. The company has divided the region into 3 service zones., namely West Bantaeng, Central Bantaeng and South Bantaeng service area. Meanwhile, demand for electricity energy will be facilities by micro-hydro electricity power plant.
Food Crops
Total wet land paddy area of Bantaeng Regency in 2006 reached 13,023 Ha approximately. This area is still relatively small if compared to potencies of land that have not been cultivated that reached 19,775 Ha. However, the regency has been capable to become rice-self sufficient region. In 2009 farmers in Bantaeng Regency has started to develop Mekongga paddy variety in Legowo system. The outcome is very promising, namely around 9-10 ton/ha. Besides paddy, production of other competitive commodities like corn, cassava, sweet potato also shows significant production improvement.
Seen from the production, market potential as well as availability of land, food crops commodities which are prospective to develop is corn and its processing products. Opportunities that investors can tap include acailability of production facilities and post-harvest processing facilities (dryer, warehouse, silo), thee big market demand from other regions for corn (Pare-pare, Sidenreng Rappang, Makassar) for poultry industry, processed products (snack, marning or fried corn, corn powder and others), the drop of World’s supply of corn commodity form producers (the United States and China) and the development of national food and non food industry that use corn as their raw material.
Horticulture Crops
For vegetable, among competitive products from Bantaeng Regency include carrot, potato and cabbage. Demand from customers for these vegetables is very high, not only consumers from Bantaeng and its surrounding region, but also from makassar City. While kinds of competitive fruits developed in the regency include mango, banana, strawberry and keprok orange. In 2009 apple fruit starts to be developed in Muntea mountain area. It is expected that in the next 3 years the apple crops will start to produce fruit.
The most prospective investment opportunities available for investors include development of potato commodity, either in seed from or potato for cunsumption as well as processed products. Development of potato seed in Bantaeng Regency is carried out through network culture under aero phonic system. Opportunities that investors can tap are, among others, availability of pest control technology as well as post harvest technology, there is a large company which is willing to cooperate (PT. Indofood Tbk.), demand for potato commodity is still very high, especially from Kalimantan, availability potato processing technology (potato chip), the development of food processing industry that use potato as the raw material (bread and cake industry) and the development of hotel and restaurants in Makassar City as one of the main market for potato commodity.
Plantation
Bantaeng Regency has huge potencies for development of plantation commodities. Total Plantation area that have been developed reaches 370,652 Ha. A Number of plantation commodities like Robusta Coffee, Arabica Coffee and Cocoa has become major commodities for local people. In regional perspective, potential commodities to develop in the region is Arabica Coffee and its processing products. The huge demand from export market, many companies that are willing to ccoperate with farmers, availability of coffee processing technology for small, medium and large scale industry and the development of coffee shop are all become opportunities that investors can make it.
Forestry
Bantaeng Regency is one of regencies that have huge forest resources. Total forestry area of the regency reaches 6,222 Ha, consisting of permanent production forest (2,187 Ha), Limited Production Forest (1,262 Ha) and Protection Forest (2,773 Ha). Besides various kinds of woods, forestry products that can be utilized optimally include rattan, gum resin and others.
Marine and Fishery Sector
Marine as well as fresh water fishery potencies in Bantaeng Regency is huge enough, as can be seen from the vast area of brackish water area and public water area as well as sea water area that span as long as 21,5 Km from west to east, facing Flores Sea. For capture fishery, the potencies is big enough. Kind of fish captured by fishermen include flying fish, skipjack, tenggiri, tuna, little ttuna, kembung, kerapung and other fishes. For culture fishery, total brackish water area in Bantaeng Regency reaches 135,89 Ha that produce shrimp of 124 ton/year, fish of 108,5 ton/year. Other freshwater fish cultivation like freshwater fish culture (pool), also show huge capacity, namely producing fish of 2,7 ton/year. Kinds of freshwater fish developed in the regency include karper, tilapia and others. Fish processing industry that have been existed in Bantaeng regency comprises fish canning industry (PT. Global Seafood International Indonesia).
Other investment opportunities which is prospective enough develop include seaweed cultivation in its product processing. In 2002, people in Bantaeng Regency tried cultivate seaweed through spanning rope system. Up until mid of 2003 production of seaweed developed in the region has been capable to supply raw material for seaweed processing industry in the surrounding area. Opportunities to develop seaweed and its processing is alsso supported by its potencies as an export oriented commodity. Seaweed can be processed into various products, the increasing demand for seaweed in domestic as well as international market, seaweed is very marketable commodity with high sale price and the availability of advanced technology for seaweed processing either for small, medium and large scale industry.
TRADING AND INDUSTRY SECTOR
Processing Industry
Processing Industry in general grows significally. Up until 2006, there are about 2005 units industry/companies. Investment opportunities offered include development bottled mineral industry. Opportunities that investors can be utilized include the large demand for bottled mineral water and the availability of advanced technology for mineral water processing, namely through vending technology. Using this technology, buyers only need to put coin to be machine, press some button, than fresh mineral water will flow. Buyer only need to put the water in the bottle they bring themselves.
Trading and Services
Number of tradingg companies in Bantaeng Regency up until 2006 reaches 115 units, consisting of small, medium and large trading companies. Trading activities in the regenccy has been supported by infrastructure and facilities like market, shopping store and to varrious commodities. The most prospective investment opportunities include development of trading industry of agriculture products, since there are many factors that supports, namely widely open market opportunity both for domestic as well as export market, it offers good profit as margin price between farmers and exporter is very high, the possibility for international cooperation and the development of traditional market and supermarket.
TOURISM AND CULTURE SECTOR
Bantaeng Regency has big potencies in Tourism Sector which are prospective to develop. No wonder that the government of Bantaeng Regency give serious attention to develop and promote the existing tourism potential and attraction in order to be more widely known by local, regional as well as international tourists. Those tourism potencies are also supported by strategic position of Bantaeng Regency of being in the main tourism route of South Sulawesi, namely :
1. Makassar-Tana Toraja-Wajo-Bone-Bira Beach-Makassar
2. Makassar-Bira Beach-Bone-Wajo-Tana Toraja-Makassar
3. Makassar-Bira Beach-Makassar
Development of tourism in Bantaeng Regency must be kept integrated with development of tourism in Bulukumba, where these two regions located closely each other with high accessibility rate. Bantaeng and Bulukumba can't be separated as a Black Community need each other especially the tourism sector. A distance of only 30 Kilometers using a Black Motor Community, Bulukumba been able to reach from Bantaeng.
In brief, tourism potencies of Bantaeng Regency can be grouped into 4 types of tourism, namely natural tourism, marine tourism, cultural tourism and agro tourism. Bantaeng laso offers various tourism attraction and activities, among others Anniversary of Bantaeng Regency, Pa’jukukang Traditional Party, Paolle and Paddekko Dance. Mean while, investment opportunities offered include development of Eremerasa natural bathing place. Opportunities that investors can tap include availability of tourism promotion media, the increasing number of tourism visiting South Sulawesi province, the strategic location of being in the tourism route of South Sulawesi province, the strategic location of being in the tourism route of South Sulawesi and the absence of fresh water natural bathing tourism object in the southern area of South Sulawesi propince. Opportunities available in tourism sector also include development of Korong Batu white sand area which is located in the coastal areas of Pa’jukukang.
ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Bantaeng Regency has big potencies of mineral resources that have not been optimally utilized up until today. Surely this condition province prospective opportunities for investors. A number of minerals that can be utilized include clay (85,5 million ton), andesite (7,095 million ton) and basalt (approximatelly 17,290 ton). Potencies of basalt in Bantaeng Regency is the larggest in South Sulawesi province.
SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES FOR INVESTMENT
Preparedness of Bantaeng Regency in welcoming inflow of investment in the region can be seen from the efforts of the regional government to develop the existing infrastructure and facilities. For transportation and communication facilities, policies of regional government to develop transportation is focused on the efforts to make transportation facilities play its role as the vein of economy in the region and support the mobility of people, goods and services, to support regional development and communication among regions and to open isolated areas. The length and the condition of road in Bantaeng Regency improves from year to year. In the 1999 the span of Regency road was only 484,4 Km and in 2006 the length has increased to 514,84 Km. Meanwhile, the length of provincial road i 2006was 45,5 Km. Hence total span of road in Bantaeng Regency in 2006 has reached 560,34 Km.
Sea transportation plays vital roles for economic activities in the regency. The roles can be seen from the development of cargo flow according to loadiing and unloading activities in Bantaeng Seaport where in 2006 reached 1,085 ton while total goods loaded reached 1.095 ton. In 2009 Bantaeng Seaport area has been developed in order to be capable to accommodate PELNI vessel. With the opening of this seaport for big vessel, it is expected that transportation route of Bantaeng-Bali-Surabaya will run smoothly.
For Post and Telecommunication facilities, at present there have been 4 Post Offices, consisting of 3 additional Post Offices and 1 main Post Office in the capital city of the regency. Meanwhile, the number of telephone line connection increases each year. In 2001 total telephone connection was 2,490 lines, increased to become 2,718 line in 2002 (8,39 percent). In addition, there are 5 cellular telecommunication operators that have spread their wing to Bantaeng Regency, they are Telkomsel, Indosat, XL, Flexi and Fren.
Supply of clean water is supplied by Local Water Enterprises (PDAM) of Bantaeng Regency and has been capable to supply demand for clean water to the people in the regency. The company has divided the region into 3 service zones., namely West Bantaeng, Central Bantaeng and South Bantaeng service area. Meanwhile, demand for electricity energy will be facilities by micro-hydro electricity power plant.
