Unsri Trains the Management of the Tanjung Dayang Selatan Rubber UPPB to Track Cash Flow Using Spreadsheets

A team of faculty members and students from the Management Studies Program, Faculty of Economics, Sriwijaya University (FE Unsri) organized a community service activity titled “Training on Simple Cash Flow Recording Using Spreadsheet Applications for the Rubber Processing Unit (UPPB) in Tanjung Dayang Selatan Village, Ogan Ilir Regency, South Sumatra.” This technical guidance activity was held in Tanjung Dayang Selatan Village, South Indralaya Subdistrict, Ogan Ilir Regency, on Thursday, September 10, 2026, and was attended by 20 administrators of the Rubber Processing and Marketing Unit (UPPB).

This financial record-keeping training is part of an eight-month program series implemented by the Management Studies Program at the Faculty of Economics, Unsri, through the 2026 Community-Based Service scheme. During the mentoring session, the service team introduced a practical and affordable record-keeping tool in the form of a digital spreadsheet that can be accessed and operated directly via each manager’s smartphone.

The village of Tanjung Dayang Selatan is a rural area with a population of 2,149, where rubber serves as the mainstay of the residents’ economy. Through the UPPB—which manages at least 100 hectares of land and produces a minimum of 800 kilograms of dry rubber every three days—rubber farmers process frozen latex (lump) using recommended coagulants into bokar with a dry rubber content of approximately 60 percent for collective marketing.

By using an easy-to-operate spreadsheet app on their smartphones, UPPB administrators are expected to be able to document the organization’s cash inflows and outflows in an orderly, accurate, and transparent manner. This initiative to improve digital financial literacy is designed to modernize the management of smallholder rubber farming operations, thereby promoting the sustainable economic self-reliance of farmer groups.