Science and Technology for the Pineapple Farmers Society in Business Management and Development in Rimbo Panjang Village, Tambang District, Kampar Regency [Iptek bagi Masyarakat Kelompok Petani Nanas dalam Pengelolaan dan Pengembangan Usaha di Desa Rimbo Panjang Kecamatan Tambang Kabupaten Kampar]

Abstract

Indonesia is the fifth largest pineapple producing country in the world, but there are still many pineapple farmers in Indonesia do not know the benefits of pineapple processing that might produce various home productions and might help the family economy. Based on the field survey in Rimbo Panjang located in Kampar regency, Riau Province, it was obtained that some pineapple farmers do not know the overall benefits of pineapple and how to process the pineapple in order to be efficient and high sale value. The Farmers confirmed that the yields of pineapple farming was not adequate, they have to find the side job to fill their daily needs consequently. The further search on the benefits of pineapple is extremely large. It is not only can be processed as home production industry, but also can be used for public health. The aim of the IBM activities that had been carried out in Rimbo Panjang involved the group of pineapple farmer as the participants of community service. They were socialized, trained, and mentored on the development of home industry made from pineapple and the process of producing pineapple as the traditional medicine use for various diseases. The knowledge transferred are: 1) Training of food production made from pineapple, 2) Handbook on traditional medicine made from people, 3) Simple Bookkeeping Training, 4) The procedure of Trading Business License.