RM.id Rakyat Merdeka – As part of an active effort to realize the Village Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a multidisciplinary Community Service (PKM) team from Trisakti University (Usakti) is providing training to cassava-based Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The majority of these MSME operators are women belonging to the PKK (Family Welfare Empowerment) organization.

The Usakti Community Partnership Program (PKM) team conducted training sessions on “Producing Various Cassava-Based Products and Improving Packaging Quality” and “Guidance and Training on Circular Economy-Based Waste Management for Cassava Home Industries ” at the home of *Opak Enyek* entrepreneur Ubad in Munjul Village, Ciambar District, Sukabumi Regency, West Java, on Thursday (November 14, 2024).

This training was conducted to enhance knowledge regarding various cassava-based product alternatives and cassava waste management. It also aimed to foster cassava-based economic growth, thereby further improving the well-being of the community in Munjul Village.

The training was conducted by two PKM teams (comprising lecturers and students). The first team consisted of Shafrani Dizar, Wawan Kurniawan, Erick Teguh Leksono, Farhan Fadillah Harahap, and Jonathan Dean, covering topics such as the importance of food safety quality, product marketing, and marketing enhancement through improvements to packaging and logos.

The second team consists of Reno Pratiwi, Akhlish D. Aziz, Anindita Ramadhani, Estevania Wise Maharani, and Amar Fikri Sanubari, focusing on the processing of cassava peel waste using the circular economy concept.

Munjul Village Secretary Ujang Ruswandi stated that the benefits of this activity have been felt by the community members who run cassava-based MSMEs. “The participants are eagerly looking forward to the continuation of this program,” he said in a statement received by the editorial team on Friday (November 15, 2024).

In addition, Ubad—representing community leaders—and the PKK cadre members unanimously expressed a strong hope that the activity would continue with a larger number of participants.

Source: Repost from RM.id