The agriculture sector still holds an important role in Indonesia’s economic wheel. The crop’s treatment on the cultivation phase is done with a maximum effort to give the best harvest that could be sold for a high price. On Javanese culture, there is a tradition called Wiwitan, which keeps preserved up until now. Long ago, this tradition was made for Dewi Sri’s offering who gave fertility to the crops.
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As time goes by, this tradition gets modified that is suited to the local belief without changing the equipment (uba rampe) which is used as the requirements. Uba rampe itself contains a philosophical meaning which consists of various old Javanese traditional food such as nasi megono, salted fish (gereh), tempe bacem, wajik, sambel gepeng, botok yuyu, and various jenang.
On Monday (6/7), The Wiwitan tradition was held again at PIAT UGM’s office and farm on Mangunan. PIAT held this activity in order to welcome cajuput oil’s distillation process which would be held in the next 3 months. This event belongs to the annual event which is held in collaboration with several parties. Those parties include internal and external, the internal such as field coordinator and worker, the external such as public figure and locals.
The event was opened by the head of PIAT UGM, Dr. Ir. Taryono, M.Sc. The next agenda is to pray for the smoothness and the success of the distillation process. This activity was led by Giriloyo’s public figure. The final schedule of the ceremony was to cut the tumpeng nasi megono by Dr. Ir. Taryono, M. Sc. to Farm Coordinator and Biopharma, Wawan Sarwanto, S. T. P. and ended with eating together.
This year’s distillate cajuput oil would be sold for Rp25.000 for each 60ml pack. The orders could be done through PIAT Shop admin at 08112637717.