Sukorejo Village is one of the areas located in Sambirejo District, Sragen which is currently being intensively developing in the tourism sector, especially for the durian center agro-tourism area in the Mount Sigit area. The development of this durian center was funded through CSR Holding Danareksa for 1,000 durian seeds of the Monthong, Bawor and Musangking types. This assistance also includes the construction of supporting facilities in the form of irrigation pipes for watering and caring for durian seedlings.
Simultaneously with the development of this durian agro-tourism area, Sukorejo Village is also developing a local cultural art known as “CongYang” which is a blend of keroncong and wayang arts. This new art is expected to become an identity and branding to strengthen the character of Sukorejo Village. Sukrisno (Head of Sukorejo Village) explained that the durian center area will later function as a center for introducing CongYang culture, as currently there is a cultural house which can later function as an educational facility for tourists. “The puppets that we will display here are made of used cardboard, so if they are damaged, we can replace them immediately, it’s not expensive if they are made of cardboard,” he said.
In order to support the realization of the development of this durian agro-tourism area, through the Thematic IDBU-KKN program at Diponegoro University with the chief executive Dr. Ir. Cahya Setya Utama, S.Pt., M.Sc., IPM, Diponegoro University Thematic KKN students helped design an area master plan with the Agro-Educultural Park theme as an implementation of durian agro-tourism and the cultural education area, especially the CongYang art which is currently being developed in the village. Sukorejo.
Through this master plan, it is hoped that it can provide an overview of the direction of development of the durian center area in Mount Sigit. Not only related to agro-tourism and CongYang, this design also provides space for MSME actors, especially for local products typical of Sukorejo Village so that the space provided is expected to help improve the economy of the Sukorejo Village area. The potential for MSME development will be maximized in this area considering that tourist areas will bring in many visitors so that it is expected to be able to create added value for the community’s economy. The agro-tourism area will be integrated with tourism objects that are currently being developed. In addition to preparing tourist spots that are currently being worked on, complementary tourism facilities have been prepared, especially homestays.
