ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT THROUGH MOCAF FLOUR PROCESSING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Dede R. Oktini, Rahmat Effendi, Yudha Dwi Nugraha, Rezi Muhamad Taufik Permana
Universitas Islam Bandung
Abstract
This Program is aimed at cassava farmers and the village community of Rende-West Bandung. The role of cassava farmers and the community in processed food businesses is very much needed considering the economic conditions, especially in the village of Rende, have decreased since the outbreak of Covid-19, meanwhile the local government has changed the direction of development by prioritizing recovery, especially in the economic sector. Farmers complain that it is difficult to sell their harvests, middlemen only buy part of it at a very low price so that the rest of the harvest is not utilized, then cassava is made as low-priced animal feed. As a result, farmers find it difficult to improve their welfare.
The purpose is so that the cassava harvest can be sold in the form of processed products, namely in the form of mocaf with the intention that it is not difficult to sell and so that the price is higher. These target audiences are those who really need and are willing to be fostered to pursue the manufacture of mocaf and are willing to be invited to be more creative and innovative in developing so that mocaf is of higher quality, the ultimate goal of which is the establishment of a sustainable mocaf business. The method of activity consists of mocaf flour tutorials & training, online and offline marketing tutorials and Islamic entrepreneurship briefing materials are inserted.
The results show that there are 7 participants who doing the mocaf business, with a partnership pattern where 1 participant becomes a producer as well as a container for other production results and is marketed online, so that all harvests are utilized and sold because mocaf can survive. for 1 year. The price of cassava did not appear to increase because the production of mocaf still uses cassava material from its own plantation and the amount of production is still limited. Marketing has been done online through the Lazada but has not been able to meet demand due to production constraints.
