INOVASI PENGEMBANGAN LIMBAH JAGUNG BERBASIS NILAI EKONOMI MASYARAKAT

Abstrak: Inovasi pengembangan limbah jagung berbasis nilai ekonomi masyarakat di Kabupaten Buol Sulawesi Tengah bertujuan untuk pengembangan dan penerapan teknologi yang berguna secara langsung di masyarakat serta dalam upaya untuk mengembangkan potensi pertanian yang menyasar pada aspek limbah jagung agar menghasilkan nilai ekonomi masyarakat. Metode pelaksanaan menggunakan metode penyuluhan, pelatihan dan pendampingan masyarakat. Adapun produk yang dihasilkan yaitu briket berbahan dasar tongkol jagung dan produk kerajinan berupa lampu hias. Dalam kegiatan pelatihan pembuatan briket Tongkol Jagung, komponen aspek pengetahuan peserta tergolong belum melampaui target, dimana hanya 89.2% peserta mampu memahami materi, aspek kemampuan peserta dalam membuat briket secara mandiri tergolong melampaui target, sedangkan pada aspek sikap masyarakat yang berminat mengaplikasikan untuk kebutuhan rumah tangga maupun untuk tujuan usaha belum memenuhi target. Sementara itu, pada kegiatan pembuatan produk kerajinan dari Tongkol Jagung, aspek pengetahuan peserta tergolong belum melampaui target, dimana hanya 83.3% peserta mampu memahami materi. Aspek kemampuan peserta tergolong melampaui target, sedangkan pada aspek sikap masyarakat yang berminat mengaplikasikan untuk kebutuhan hiasan rumah maupun untuk tujuan usaha belum memenuhi target.Abstract: Corn waste development innovation based on community economic value in Buol Regency, Central Sulawesi, aims to develop and apply technology that is directly beneficial to the community as well as in an effort to develop agricultural potential with the target of corn waste aspects in order to generate economic value for the community. We uses counseling, training, and community assistance methods. The products produced are briquettes made from corn cobs and handicraft products in the form of decorative lights. In the training activity for making corn cobs briquettes, the knowledge aspect of the participants did not exceed the target, where only 89.2% of the participants were able to understand the material, the aspect of the ability of the participants to make briquettes independently was classified as exceeding the target, while in the attitude aspect of the people who were interested in applying it for household needs. nor for business purposes have not met the target. Meanwhile, in the activity of making handicraft products from corn cobs, the knowledge aspect of the participants did not exceed the target, where only 83.3% of participants were able to understand the material. The ability aspect of the participants is classified as exceeding the target, while the attitude aspect of the community who is interested in applying it for home decoration needs or for business purposes has not met the target