Pemberdayaan masyarakat melalui peningkatan kualitas produk perikanan dan pertanian Kabupaten Takalar

Abstract

Tomasaju village of North Galesong district in
Takalar regency has promising potential in fishery and
agricultural. However, this condition does not make the
community healthier and prosperous. The problems found that
the community 1) lack of facilities in processing and utilizing
fisheries potential, 2) lack of general knowledge in managing
agricultural products, 3) lack of knowledge about business
management, and 4) lack of skills in packaging design. This
main purpose of this program is processing fish into various
products made of fishes (fish biscuits, nugget, and abon),
exploring Moringa plant into other agricultural products with
higher economic value, teaching business management and
packaging design. Thus, by conducting this program, it is
expected that their quality of life and income will improve.
The target groups in this program are fishermen/ farmers,
groups of housewives, young women, youth groups, and small
industries that live in the targetted location. The methods used
are training, mentoring, lectures, practices and demonstrations.
This program also involves partner institutions such as,
Regional Government of Wajo and community leaders in
North Galesong district. The number of students involved in
this program is 50 students from varied disciplines. The results
of this study showed that 1) the community able to produced
varied fish products such as nugget, abon made of fish, 2) fish
biscuits, 3) noodle made of Moringa, and 4) the community
established their business management system, as well as their
product packaging design. Thus, it is expected that their
quality of life in Tomasaju village increased including their
income.