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This research aimed at obtaining the level of participation of local community in the program of economic development through palm sugar processing in Kolaka Regency. The researcher conducted in-depth interview with the local community as the processer or cultivator of the palm sugar and other stakeholders. Analysis method used for the testing and evaluation was done by describing every data and information that were obtained with the aid of tables and pictures and by scoring data. The result of this research showed that the level of citizen participation that could be realized in the program of societal development through the processing of palm sugar was in the level of placation.