The Food Technology Study Program held a Community Training Based on Local Wisdom to Improve the Community Economy in Bumi Jaya Village, Candipuro District, South Lampung Regency. In the activity, an ITERA Food Technology lecturer, Muhammad Rizky Ramanda, S.T.P., M.T.P, presented on making processed yam bean products to increase product added value.
The activity, held on Friday, 24 June 2022, began with remarks from several parties, namely the Head of Bumi Jaya Village Aris Mustofa S. H, followed by a representative of Cinta Mulya Village, Hartanto, S. Hum, and a representative of the Lampung Province PMDT Office, Septiana Zaenal, S.H., M.M. “It is important for us to have an entrepreneurial mindset, because with that we can think of continuing to innovate and develop. With this training, our hope is that it can open our eyes that to improve our economy we must continue to innovate,” said Septiana.
This was followed by a talk by Hartanto, S. Hum with the theme “based on social entrepreneurship and local wisdom” and a talk by Agus Sapirin with the material “developing the potential of local wisdom into business opportunities in the global market”.
Then there was a talk by an ITERA lecturer, M. Rizky Ramanda, S.T.P., M.T.P, who explained that yam bean can be made into liquid sugar and its advantages, such as being gluten-free, low in carbohydrates, and low in calories, so that it can be used by people with diabetes. In this session, a demonstration of making yam bean starch and liquid sugar from yam bean starch was also carried out by Food Technology students. The activity was then followed by a question-and-answer discussion session. “Our hope from this training is that the community understands that processed yam bean is not only about stir-fries, rujak and boiled dishes. We can process it into products with higher selling value. Because from yam bean starch, besides food products, we can also make beauty products such as masks,” said Rizky.
