Perubahan Sasi Kelapa dalam Pengelolaan Perkebunan

Abstrak

The coconut sasi tradition is a customary mechanism that regulates harvesting periods to protect plantation productivity, household food supplies, and collective interests. This study analyses the drivers of change and the adjustments made to coconut sasi management in Niela Mangur Village, South Kur District, Tual City. The study used a qualitative ethnographic approach. Data were collected from 10 to 16 July 2025 through in-depth interviews, participant observation, and documentation involving 13 purposively selected informants. The findings indicate a shift in the sasi period from 6 to 8 months to 3 to 4 months. This change was influenced by an increase in copra prices from approximately IDR 5,000 to IDR 8,000 to IDR 17,000 to IDR 20,000 per kilogram, household food needs, children’s education expenses, health needs during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the expansion of copra marketing networks. Management adjustments are decided through village deliberations involving the village government, customary leaders, and residents. These deliberations determine harvesting periods, guards, supervision, and sanctions. The rules remain based on collective agreement and have not been formalised in a village regulation. The findings show that sasi persists through institutional change that connects customary interests, household economies, copra production, and village governance.

Kata kunci

• Copra
• Cultural
• coconut sasi
• plantation management
• social change
• village deliberation