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There are myriad of avenues can be done to process the agricultural products to be more varied final products without neglecting the food safety standard. A shelf life and shelf life preservation should be the priorities in food processing. One method usually done to increase the shelf life of a food product is by preservation. The preservation method which is conducted by small, medium and advanced scale industries involve physical treatments including heating, drying, cooling and freezing, and adding chemical substances. Preservation is also executed through a combination method that is by mixing those aforesaid methods in one running process of preservation. Carica (Vasconcellea pubescens) is a primary commodity of the agricultural sector on the Kejajar Village, Wonosobo, Central Java, in which the village is situated in Dieng Plateau. Carica has a unique flavor, distinctive aroma, and chewy flesh. However, Carica is vulnerably fragile regarding its shelf life. Due to its fragility, it is impossible to store the Carica in fresh condition for a long period. Therefore, advance food processing is necessarily needed to extend its shelf life, to make it more practical in terms of consumption, and to improve its economic value in terms of business. Sunrise is one of the developed medium scale enterprises which focuses on processing Carica fruits to be Carica sweets in Dieng, Wonosobo. The society service program aims for 1) applying an appropriate technology in medium scale industry of Carica fruit processing, 2) examining the effectuality of the appropriate technology application in influencing the length of the boiling process and improving the quality of Carica Sweets.