Poppay (Products Processed of Papaya) Productivity Improvement And Innovation at Macanputih Village

Abstract

Macanputih village, one of the villages in the district Kabat where is 75% of the population works in the agricultural sector. Papaya is a great potential which is owned but has less value. One papaya fruit is only sold Rp. 3,000-Rp. 5000. It is not comparable to the costs incurred. Starting from the purchase of seed, treatment, fertilizer, until the cost of harvesting. In addition to a cheap price, papaya also have the potential resistance, PSDKU accounting students of Airlangga University in Banyuwangi, Class of 2018 held a community service event. The theme of this event is the empowerment and training people to produce a variety of processed papaya. This is an innovation to increase the sale value of papaya which has been underestimated, even only as a dessert .Product introduced by accounting students in the form of jam and coffee from papaya seeds, this activity is expected to farmer groups and communities in Macanputih capable of processing the papaya fruit into products that have a higher resale value, so can increase the productivity of its people. In addition, it is expected from these activities of the villagers Macanputih able to branding their village into a tourist village of papaya preparations. Further, it is expected not only processed papaya jam and coffee beans, but also a variety of other innovative products. This event is expected to farmer groups and communities in Macanputih capable of processing the papaya into products that have a higher resale value, so as to improve the productivity of its people