PENGOLAHAN PRODUK LOKAL DALAM MENINGKATKAN KEBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT DI DESA TAWANGSARI KECAMATAN TERAS KABUPATEN BOYOLALI

LOCAL PROCESSING PRODUCTS IN INCREASING COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT IN THE VILLAGE TAWANGSARI TERAS BOYOLALY REGENCY

Abstract

This research was conducted in the village Tawangsari Teras Boyolali Regency in September-November 2014 with a survey method, interview and FGD (focused group discutions) as well as qualitative descriptive analysis of the community-based food processing raw agricultural products local to empowerment increase. Results of research addressing community empowerment processors that are affected by factors: a) the level of active participation of the government in empowering; b) human resource capability of facilitators; c) the knowledge and skills of processing; d) processing capital; e) the availability of raw materials; f) institutional / organizational processing; g) the marketing of products; and i) science and technology. Therefore, in order to develop the processing business, especially in the area of ​​research should be conducted by government agencies and the community to improve: a) specific training business management processing of agricultural products ; b) development of business groups similar processed food products ; c) technical assistance efforts since the formulation of the problem to the marketing of products ; d) development utilizing local agricultural production to support business processing ; e) the movement of plant species of plants required in the production of processed food agricultural products; f) the development of the procurement of capital to support the processing group ; g) the development of diversification of processed food products ; h) efforts to facilitate networking equipment supporting and developing partnerships