INOVASI PENGOLAHAN KOPI SUSU GULA AREN DI DESA GUDANG

Gudang Village is located in Simpang Rimba district, South Bangka Regency. In this village, there are many palm trees that grow behind resident's houses and also in the forests.Most people in there use palm sap to be processed into palm sugar. This palm sugar were produced by Gudang resident itself, individually in their own house. The purpose of this KKN program by Muhammadiyah University Bangka Belitung in the Gudang village is to increase the high value of processed palm sugar products through innovative products from palm sugar. Palm sugar milk coffee is an innovative product from palm sugar processing which can be an alternative for the community to increase their income. This dedication activities or community service activities carried out in Gudang Village, Simpang Rimba District, South Bangka Regency by KKN Muhammadiyah University Bangka Belitung students were carried out for 1 (one) month with socialization and practice methods, ranging from how to make products, make brands to product marketing using media social.Desa Gudang terletak di Kecamatan Simpang Rimba, Kabupaten Bangka Selatan. Di desa ini, terdapat banyak pohon aren yang tumbuh di belakang rumah warga dan hutan. Sebagian besar masyarakat memanfaatkan nira aren untuk diolah menjadi gula aren. Produksi gula aren oleh masyarakat desa Gudang dilakukan secara individu di rumahnya masing-masing. Tujuan dari program KKN Universitas Muhammdaiyah Bangka Belitung di Desa Gudang adalah untuk meningkatkan nilai tambah produk olahan gula aren melalui produk inovatif dari gula aren.Kopi susu gula aren merupakan bentuk produk inovatif hasil pengolahan gula aren yang dapat menjadi alternatif bagi masyarakat untuk meningkatkan penghasilannya. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat yang dilakukan di Desa Gudang, Kecamatan Simpang Rimba, Kabupaten Bangka Selatan oleh mahasiswa KKN Universitas Muhammadiyah Bangka Belitung dilaksankan selama 1 (satu) bulan dengan metode sosialisasi dan praktek, mulai dari cara pembuatan produk, pembuatan brand sampai pemasaran produk menggunakan media sosisal