Mia Rosmiati
Women Farmers Group (KWT) is one form of farmer institution whose members consist of the wives of farmers or women who have activity in agricultural activities that grow and evolve based on the principle of kinship and have interests and the same purpose in utilizing agricultural resources to improve productivity agriculture and the welfare of its members. Women Farmers Group (KWT) Medal Asri is located in the village of the District Sukawangi Pamulihan has conducted cassava processing into a variety of snacks such as cassava chips in various flavors and others. However, the business done by KWT Medal Asri is still modest and products derived from cassava has not been used optimally. This is due to the limited information, so the knowledge of KWT members on the utilization of cassava into various derivative products remains low and access to technologies to harness the processing of cassava into various derivative products is still limited. In addition, aspects of business management, KWT Medal Asri still carry out simple business management. Efforts to make mocaf and development of cassava processing into a variety of derivative products is needed to support food diversification program, so it will have an impact on the increase in value added cassava, incomes and welfare of rural communities. This activity is one way to optimize each stage of the process cassava processing and utilization of by-products arising from the attempt to increase the added value of cassava. In addition to the introduction of these technologies, these activities also include training aspects of business management, so that enterprises can process cassava sustainably that will ultimately improve the welfare of the family. The results achieved from the implementation of PPM activities are: • The group members KWT Medal Asri which amounts to 18 people, already knows, understands the importance of small business management, principles of entrepreneurship, and financial bookkeeping • The group members KWT Medal Asri has been able to make mocaf (flour from cassava) and has been able to make derivative products made from mocaf such as crackers, cookies, cakes, noodles mocaf, meatball mocaf and snacks. • The group members KWT Medal Asri has been able to market the mocaf and derivative products. At this time the demand for flour mocaf has reached 6 quintal / week and is sold at a price of Rp 7,000 / kg. In addition to flour mocaf, the group also sells crackers mocaf Rp. 25,000 / kg, cheese steak and dumplings are sold at a price of Rp 30.000/kg. Thus, the member of KWT Medal Asri have additional income..
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The business done by KWT Medal Asri is still modest and products derived from cassava has not been used optimally. This is due to the limited information, so the knowledge of KWT members on the utilization of cassava into various derivative products remains low and access to technologies to harness the processing of cassava into various derivative products is still limited.