Processed Banana Chips to Increase Value Added and Income of The Community of Giripeni Sub-district, Wates District, Kulonprogo Regency

Abstract

Bananas are the dominant agricultural product in Giripeni Sub-district; however, bananas are generally only sold as fresh bananas or as fried and boiled. This is due to limited people's skills and low interest in entrepreneurship. This community empowerment aims to improve community skills in processing banana chips and analyze the amount of added value and income from the banana chips business. The community service participants were women members of Aisyiyah in Giripeni sub-district and the activities are carried out through several activity stages, namely (a) FGD (b) provision of equipment for processing banana chips (c) pre-test, explanation of material, training in making banana chips and post-test (d) assistance to practice knowledge and skills in making banana chips. The banana chips resulting from the practice were then analyzed for added value and profits. Of the 19 training participants, 59.9% did the pretest questions correctly and this increased to 80.9% of participants did the posttest questions correctly. The analysis results show that the added value of processed banana chips is IDR 7,113 per kg of raw material or 34.83% and is included in the medium category. The profit from processed banana chips is IDR 2,213 per kg of raw material or 31.11%.