PENDAMPINGAN PEMANFAATAN BANTUAN PERALATAN PENGOLAHAN PANGAN DI KIMTRANS SUNGAI BESAR SP-1, KABUPATEN KETAPANG, PROVINSI KALIMANTAN BARAT

Abstract

To increase the income and welfare of transmigrant residents can be done through the development of agricultural processing business based on the potential of the region.. To achieve this, the Government through the Directorate of Business Development, Directorate General of Transmigration Area Development, Ministry of Village, Disadvantaged Area Development and Transmigration has provided machinery and processing equipment to manage and develop micro and small scale agroindustry at transmigration settlements. However, the aid of machinery and processing equipment of such products faced obstacles and problems in the field of utilization and management that have not been optimal, so it has not been able to encourage the growth of activities of processing and entrepreneurship results. Therefore, it is necessary to provide assistance and empowerment of transmigrant residents for the utilization of machinery and processing equipment. The purpose of this activity is to identify the aid of machinery and processing equipment at location and to assist and mobilize the transmigrants to build awareness and skills of agricultural processing practices. From the results of the assistance activities for four months, can be identified the aid of machinery and processing equipment as many as 59 units with various conditions. In addition, assistance and empowerment activities can build awareness, independence and skills in the processing of agricultural products, such as cassava chips, nuggets, meatballs, noodles and pineapple that can be one source of income transmigrant residents. Keyword : Transmigration settlements, empowerment, machine and processing equipments