Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Kampung Matara Merauke Melalui Pembuatan Keripik Pisang

Abstract

Matara Village, Semangga District, Merauke is one of the villages inhabited by most of the Malind tribe, a native Papuan tribe. This village is not far from Merauke City. This village is located along the Arafuru Sea and the Maro River, making Matara Village have abundant natural potential such as marine products, bananas, and coconuts. The abundance of natural resources is not accompanied by good management. The community experiences the problem of a lack of skills in processing bananas into products of high economic value that can add to the variety of food and be sold. So far, bananas have only been sold whole, so that when they harvest, people suffer losses because the bananas are priced cheaply and are even left to rot on the tree. This community service activity was carried out by Musamus University KKN students with Field Assistant Lecturers to empower women's groups so that they can provide healthy food and increase the economic value of bananas. This activity used interview techniques to find community problems, socialization, and implementation stages through training and mentoring. This activity received an excellent response from the community. The community hopes there will be other training as a forum for developing basic skills in processing natural products and increasing food variety and income.