UB’s DM Team Develops Home Industry Agribusiness-Basedfor Post-Covid-19 Economic Recovery

The impact of the Covid-19 outbreak that has emerged since 2020 has affected the pace of the world economy. Likewise, the Indonesian people, from micro entrepreneurs to large companies, are affected.

Facing the global crisis, business actors can still survive by utilizing technological advances, namely social media and onlineapplications shop as alternative stalls by minimizing crowds. As well as developing product innovations that are unique and needed to support immunity.

But unfortunately not all micro entrepreneurs are able to innovate. For example the community group Sumberduren Dusun Kecopokan Senggreng Village, Sumber Pucung District, Malang Regency which has extraordinary potential in the fields of animal husbandry, fisheries, and agriculture.

This is because the location of the Kecopokan Hamlet is near the Sutami Dam which is used for irrigating rice fields, raising freshwater fish by the surrounding community, and fishing tours.

Observing this potential, the team of Doctoral Service Universitas Brawijaya (DM UB team) explores the potential of the area by creating alternative businesses based on technological innovation, for processing freshwater fish.

The team consisting of Prof.Dr.Ir. Trinil Susilawati, MS, IPU., ASEAN Eng (Fapet), Dr. Nanang Febrianto, S.Pt., MP (Fapet), Dr. Dedes Amertaningtyas, S.Pt., MP (Fapet), Hefti Salis Yufidasari, S.Pi, MP (FPIK), and Sri Sulasmiyati, S.Sos, MAP (FIA), provide guidance, assistance and training on postharvest handling of freshwater fish , especially mujaer to the community members of the Sumber Duren group, Malang Regency, Wednesday (23/06/2021).

 The agenda of activities carried out includes socializing the handling of processed mujaer kotokan products and packaging techniques so that they have a longer shelf life, and meet licensing requirements from the health department. Provide knowledge about sanitation hygiene, food safety, packaging and expiration testing. As well as exploring the potential of villages to improve the economy after COVID-19.

According to Trinil, the purpose of this community service activity is to provide an alternative post-harvest handling of freshwater fish for groups that are acceptable to consumers. Because it has a comparative advantage compared to similar products, which is high in calcium, ready for consumption and has a long shelf life. As well as the opportunities the development of home industry, agribusiness as an effort to raise Back economic conditions of post Covid-19

“Hopefully through service activities members of the group can provide an alternative food processed raw material locally as well as being a source of new livelihoods for local communities and create a model of coaching and training of handling post-harvest fish in a group business that is profitable and contributes significantly to improving the welfare of the community, especially in Malang Regency.” said Trinil (dta)