Perum Perhutani has been providing loans for cooperative beekeeping ventures for more than 20 years. Resin for Gum Rosin and Turpentine Managed by Perum Perhutani, the KPH Kedu Selatan plantations provide resin for a nearby distillation facility for gum rosin and turpentine. Pine planting began in 1981 and now extends over an area of about 125,000 ha. The soil in the area is dominated by litosol and latosol. The forest area of KPH Kedu Selatan is managed by 712 Perum Perhutani employees.
Tappers work ten days per month, supplementing their farm income.
In 1994, tapping yielded 9,600 tons of pine resin, and 142 tons of agathis resin. Of these, the rill method appears better. For timber, agathis is harvested at the age of 40 years, and pine at the age of 25. The participants of the Consultation visited the gum rosin and turpentine plant in Sapuran. It began production in 1987.