Problem Apples Batu Malang

Elementary students must have memorized the answers to questions in which City of Apples. He is the Batu Town. Therefore, the local curriculum in Malang Raya is always the name of the Rock as the City of Apple with all the theory, benefits, and beauty. But now conditions are not as beautiful as what's in the curriculum.

Ahmad khotib, an apple farmer from the hamlet Banaran, Bumiaji Village, District Bumiaji, still busy compress his apple trees. Father of one child continues to seek care for apple trees as well as possible, although currently it is not easy to do. "Yes of chance alone. If the outcomes are good, fortunately. But bad product, it is clear stump," said the man was 31 years.

Yes, khotib only one portrait of an apple farmers who are still trying to maintain the iconic fruit of the Batu Town. However, besides khotib, many farmers who no longer want to continue farming apples. Because of the huge maintenance costs once and the results unpredictable.

Indeed, the triumph of apples in Batu Town is now under threat. The problem in this cold city stout apple farmers began planting apple reluctant to continue. The farmers who have insufficient capital to cutting the apple tree and replace with other plants. As crops and vegetables.

Khotib say, the apple is much different now with apple her age child. According to this man 31 years old, had an apple in his yard always bear fruit heavily, so results were also great. "But now declining production, and maintenance costs even more expensive," he explained.

He gave an example, for the cost of caring for an apple with 1 hectare, the cost of the required USD 17.5 million to Rp 20 million. If you're lucky, the results can be multiplied. The money also could reach USD 50 million more. But if the apple was damaged, then it is likely that big capital will not be back. "Many farmers are forced to lose a motor or a car because the apple does not harvest," said khotib.

According to him, the biggest problem facing the farmers is about the capital to take care of apple trees. Given if the apple tree left just did not bear fruit. In fact, if the harvest is good, not a lot of apple scab or rot, farmers were lucky. Because for the price, as long as it is stable. But if the bad production quality, it has disadvantages in front of the eye.

For that, he hoped, there is concern for the government to join the search for breakthroughs related to capital to take care of the apple tree. If this problem can not be overcome, it will be many more farmers who change his apple crop with other crops.