Pendampingan Peningkatan Nilai Jual Gedebok Pisang menjadi Bahan Olahan Pangan Kelompok Wanita Tani Suka Maju Kecamatan Kalikotes Klaten

Abstract

Kelompok Wanita Suka Maju (Suka Maju Women's Group) was established in 2007. This group was formed with the aim of improving the family welfare by doing the business activities for the woman in Ngemplak Village, Kalikotes, Klaten, Indonesia. There are many banana plantations in this village. However, every time they finish harvesting the bananas, the banana trees are just thrown away. If the banana tree is processed into food, it will have a better value and can be marketed or sold, so that it will be able to increase the income of the people in the village. The purpose of this community service is to empower and motivate the members of Kelompok Wanita Suka Maju. The methods used are training, mentoring and monitoring. By doing this, it is hoped that the women in Kelompok Wanita Suka Maju have an interest in doing the entrepreneurship. The training programs in processing, packaging and marketing the banana trunk chips are very useful for these women. In creating the banana trees to make the savory, crunchy and delicious banana trunk chips, it requires certain special recipe. Making good, neat and attractive packaging for the banana trunk chips will also become one of the training programs. By using an attractive packaging, it is hoped that it will be able to increase its competitiveness in the market and increase the number of the sales. Furthermore, this community service program is expected to become a new business for empowering the members of Kelompok Wanita Suka Maju.