Sumbergedang Village is one of the villages located in Pandaan District, Pasuruan Regency, East Java Province, which has green and cool natural conditions because it is located at the foot of Mount Penanggungan, West Side and has views of Mount Arjuno. Potential natural resources include rivers with a calm flow from springs throughout the year, livestock farming with sheep, goats and fish and around 30 springs. The aim of the Assisted Village Program activities is to exploit this natural potential into agrotourism so that it becomes an independent and prosperous village. The activity method involves direct assistance by the entire program implementation team and 5 students who work in the field for one semester. The activity begins with preparation by determining the schedule & compiling measurement instruments to carry out pre- and post-activity evaluations. Training includes: Building an entrepreneurial spirit, business motivation, digital bookkeeping and marketing, training on the operation of coper and feed ingredient flouring machines, making feed formulas and mixing feed, training on making various chips and drinks, training on the use of chopping machines for packaging chips and packaging drinks as well as Institutional development is directed at fostering group management. The results of the activity include: all partners consisting of livestock and fish farmer groups, village PKK, BUMDES and MSMEs increased their entrepreneurial spirit after receiving business motivation training. The complete result of this Assisted Village activity is that the use of appropriate technology (TTG) in the form of a multipurpose machine is able to increase the weight gain of sheep by more than 150 grams/head/day so that fattening time is shorter. With a fish feed machine, groups can make their own feed, thereby reducing feed costs to Rp. 10,000/ kg feed. The use of a chopping machine can increase the production capacity of chips to 150/200 kg/day and the use of a beverage packaging machine can increase the capacity of sinom drinks to 25 liters/day. The conclusion of this activity is that the application of appropriate technology is really needed by society to increase people's income and welfare.
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