Increasing People’s Income through Processed Cocofiber and Cocopeat (Case in Hamlet of South Balong, Kulonprogo)

Abstract

One of the many plantation crops in the southern Balong hamlet is coconut. However, many of the existing coconut plants are not harvested because many people in this village do not have climbing skills. Thus, the coconuts are left old until they fall on their own. This resulted in a large amount of coconut fruit waste in the South Balong hamlet and disturbed the view and cleanliness of the hamlet. Processing of coconut fruit, especially the skin (fiber), into cocofiber (coconut fiber) allows the people of the South Balong hamlet to gain opportunities to increase their income. The solution offered through this service is to introduce and train the community with processed cocofiber products. This community service method will be carried out by providing counseling on the benefits of coconut plants from a health and economic standpoint, processing training of fiber coconut into cocofiber, assisting with processed cocofiber products, and monitoring and evaluating this community service activity. This service aims to increase knowledge and skills in society about processed products known of coconut. Processed cocofiber products are produced to add to the product’s selling value, which has an impact on the society of South Balong hamlet to have a new source of income from the sales of processed cocofiber products.