Research Article
Nuan-Nuan as Local Wisdom in the Processing of Corn Plants as the Karo People's Livelihood
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.24-10-2019.2290583, author={Rosramadhana Rosramadhana and C. Dewi Hartati and Yulie Neila Chandra}, title={Nuan-Nuan as Local Wisdom in the Processing of Corn Plants as the Karo People's Livelihood}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies (formerly ICCSSIS), ICCSIS 2019, 24-25 October 2019, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICSSIS}, year={2019}, month={12}, keywords={nuan nuan local wisdom corn livelihood}, doi={10.4108/eai.24-10-2019.2290583} }- Rosramadhana Rosramadhana
C. Dewi Hartati
Yulie Neila Chandra
Year: 2019
Nuan-Nuan as Local Wisdom in the Processing of Corn Plants as the Karo People's Livelihood
ICSSIS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.24-10-2019.2290583
Abstract
This paper discusses a knowledge (nuan-nuan) Karo people in the processing of corn plants that serve as the livelihood. Utilization of the corn crop in particular for farmers is a source of livelihood for generations takes place. Processing corn plants that produced today is still done traditionally with local knowledge nuan nuan. Karo ethnicity is farmers tough, resilient and has a broad contribution to classical agriculture. This research was conducted with an ethnographic approach with a participatory observation technique, interview, and documentation. Corn is a plant that is used as a livelihood for the people of Karo generally as a farmer. Processing corn plants resulting from the processing plant can be seen starting from how to plant are still traditional knowledge (nuan-nuan) in the communities Karo. Processing plant corn with a strategy that is still traditional, but a tradition from generation to generation is the people's livelihood activity Karo surviving until now.