Modifikasi Alat Cetak Gula Aren sebagai Upaya Memajukan Perekonomian Pengrajin Gula Aren di Kabupaten Bulukumba

Abstract

 Community service activities have been carried out with the title of modifying palm sugar molding tools as an effort to improve the economy of palm sugar craftsmen in Bulukumba Regency, which is a form of community service, with the orientation of its activities in the field of community service. The form of this activity consists of: 1) identification of activity targets, which is carried out with a communication approach to the community in finding and studying problems in the field, 2) implementation stage, which begins with providing material in the form of participatory counseling on the importance of improving the economy of palm sugar craftsmen in Bulukumba Regency, then the design of making the tool is carried out which begins with the manufacture of a molding tool in the form of a molding tool model design, and 3) the progress reporting stage, aims to report on the conditions of the implementation of temporary activities in the field. With this program, the palm sap processing community in Bulukumba Regency can easily increase the selling value of the palm sap they make, the market share of palm sap sugar is also getting wider, the marketing of this product is increasing, so that it can increase the productivity of palm sap sugar through alternative effective palm sugar printing methods. The indicators for achieving targets and outputs from this community service activity are the creation of palm sugar products with high competitive value, so that they can advance the people's economy, especially palm sap sugar entrepreneurs in Bulukumba Regency.