APPLICATION OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT FOR COFFEE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHERN MALANG
Musthofa Lutfi 1 , Masruroh 2 , Hamidah Nayati Utami 3 , Widya Pujarama 4 , Wahyu I Sulistyaningsih 5
1 Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Brawijaya, Malang, 65145, Indonesia
2 Department of Physics, University of Brawijaya, Malang, 65145, Indonesia
3 Department of Public Administration, University of Brawijaya, Malang, 65145, Indonesia
4 Department of Communication, University of Brawijaya, Malang, 65145, Indonesia
5 Islamic Education, Postgraduate Program, Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University of Malang, 65145,
Indonesia
Abstract
Three out of five Indonesians still live in rural areas and farming is their main occupation. Hence, poverty alleviation strategy is a key component of the Government-s Indonesia and implemented through many activities. It has the potential of unprocessed agricultural products especially in rural areas, including coffee. Coffee is an important agricultural commodity because it value and spreading planted by farmer. In the southern region of Malang Regency, many farmer have coffee plant but unprocessed well. This program try to establish ready to drink coffee production center in rural area which this commodity growth. Therefore, the coffee farmers can get the added value of their raw commodity. The aims of this community services program are both developing entrepreneurship and local coffee-based processing through introducing processing technology and then establishment of micro-economic institutions to enpower the economy. Appropriate technology are apply to the farmers by facilitating to produce ready to drink coffee product using modern coffee roaster and grinder. This program hope the local farmer move not only as a producer but also as a product development.
Keywords: coffe, mechanical, equipment
Topic: Sustainable Agriculture and Agricultural Engineering