Identifying and mapping risks in the coconut brown sugar processing business

The objective of this study was to identify and mapping the types and sources of risks in the coconut brown sugar processing business. The study’s subjects were all the coconut brown sugar producers in the Tetenggolasa Village, South Konawe District, Indonesia. The sample was determined by census sampling method. Descriptive analysis was used in this study. The results of the study showed that there are 10 risks in coconut brown sugar processing business: coconut flower cannot be tapped all, coconut sap is stale, washy, spilled and drunk by pests, late growth of coconut flowers, difficulty to obtain firewood, coconut brown sugar process fail, spilled on boiling, coconut brown sugar broken at the stage of sales and the price was determined by the lender of the capital. High risk was identified just at the raw material procurement stage, such as the late growth of coconut flower, whereas all of risks at the stage of cooking and marketing were in low risk category.