Pembuatan Tepung Ubi sebagai Upaya Peningkatan Perekonomian Petani Ubi Saree, Aceh Besar

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Abstract: Saree Aceh Village in Lembah Seulawah District is one of the villages in Saree, that hasa fertile agricultural area because it is located around Seulawah mountains. Cassava is one of thefamous products of agricultural at this area. So far, farmers only sold cassava to cassava crispsproducer. During harvest season, the amount of cassava produced will be abundant, while it canonly be stored for couple days. If it is saved longer, the cassava can change its color and taste andit will decompose. Therefore, the use of cassavas as raw material for producing cassava flour is agreat effort to help the farmers. The purpose of this project is to develop the cassava farmers in aneffort to utilize their agricultural products to become more economically valuable by producingcassavas flour. The process of making cassava flour begins with experiments carried out in thelaboratory and has produced cassava flour. The first step of this activity was designing equipmentto produce flour, then providing knowledge of the process of making the flour and followed bypracticing of making cassava flour and the last step was packaging activity. Participants of theactivities look very enthusiastic about the explanations given by the presenter. The process ofmaking cassava flour is a simple process, so that partners who are farmer groups even with lowersecondary education can do it. The production of cassava flour includes preliminary processing,which are washing, peeling and crushing process, then the starch extraction of cassava, which arefiltering, settling and purification process, and finally drying. After changing to dry flour withsuitable moisture content for storage, packaging is carried out..