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Crickets in Watesumpak Trowulan Livestock
Posted by at 10:14 bisnismojo
Finding the farmer in the village of crickets Watesumpak, District Trowulan, Mojokerto regency, not difficult. Because, many citizens are in the business. One of them is Sharif, 41, a resident Prayan Hamlet, Village Watesumpak.

MY''had eight years to the farmers of crickets. If people here are called farmers,''Sharif said while showing a large box where the crickets lay their eggs. Wearing a white T-shirts, Sharif called Ceples familiar is trying to sort crickets-crickets.

Usually sold''like this, not out of its wings. If that had gone out, had not. Only generated,''he said.

While holding the syringe, he moistened sand in a box of crickets. Sand is placed in a plastic bucket into a medium crickets lay their eggs. ''If it was laying eggs, eggs on moving here,''said Sharif shows other boxes.

In the box, almost invisible crickets. Only small granules yellow. From eggs, crickets can be sold in the market after age enough. Obviously still under 30 days. Because, if 30 days had gone out to the wings. The market''has not come,''he said.

Although side, fulfilling the needs of many households Sharif supported from farmed crickets. It all started eight years ago. Only two years ago since farmed crickets cultivated citizens. He still remembered the first time farmed crickets into Prayan, Village Watesumpak 1999. Currently, residents receive assistance from the Ministry of Social Affairs of the box.

But indeed, the issue of marketing. ''If you are not able to market, it can not continue,''hesaid.

From its neighbors, farming expertise gained crickets. Every day, the crickets were fed pokphan already softened. After that could be left behind. Therefore, the people in place much into farming as a business sambian crickets. ''Normally, yes those of women who cared for him,''he said.

Now, Sharif who claimed to have six co-workers were already familiar with the market. Besides relying on his own jangkreknya crops, other farmers also sell crickets. ''Every day cricket can be harvested. To harvest it took about 40 days. There are people here who have 50 boxes,''he said.

Typically, the crickets were sold to out of town. Starting from Surabaya, Jogjakarta, and Jakarta. However, he also sent the cricket to the bird market in Mojokerto own. Later, he also smiled. Therefore, increasing their market targets. ''Now a lot of people breeding geckos. And, the food crickets,''he said.

Actually, a stable market for cricket. Every day, he could spend about two quintal crickets. Not only rely on their crops, but in order to meet market demand, farmers have to buy other crops. Before, sending his own''. Now there own power,''he said.

As with other goods, the price of crickets also fickle. Sometimes up, sometimes also decreased. Crickets per kilogram could reach Rp 50 thousand to USD 60 thousand. However, when it falls, can only USD 10 thousand per kilogram. ''If the price rises, because the little things,''he said.

Before the holidays, the price of crickets translucent USD 50 thousand to USD 60 thousand. At that time, cricket is very difficult. With the hot weather, crickets are easily killed. ''One box can usually be harvested at 40 pounds, but if the weather is hot only 10 kilograms. Crickets do not be too hot nor too cold,''he said.