Supporting the Rise of Agrotourism in Kintamani, Lecturer of Food Technology Study Program, FTP Unud, Processing Arabica Coffee Skin Waste into Cascara Tea which is Rich in Antioxidants and with Economic Value

Lecturer of the Food Technology Study Program, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Udayana University (FTP Unud) Sayi Hatiningsih, S.TP., M.Sc., collaborated and joined the team with Prof. Dr. Ir. Bambang Admadi H., M.P., from the Agroindustrial Technology Study Program, FTP Unud, I Komang Budi Mas Aryawan, S.Pd., M.Pd., from the Faculty of Informatics and Computers, ITB STIKOM Bali and Putu Devi Yustisia Utami, S.H., M.Kn., from the Faculty of Law, Udayana University, together with students from the Food Technology Study Program, FTP Unud, namely Muhammad Eriansyah Al Hakim, Aulia Rahayu Ramadhani, Nicholas Wilbert, and Gilbert Febian are ready to support the rise of agro-tourism in Kintamani, Bangli.

 

Through the Directorate of Research, Technology, and Community Service Grant program (DRTPM) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, Community Service has been carried out by selecting the Giri Alam Agrotourism UPT managed by the Harapan Maju Farmers Group which is an MSME as an activity partner. This activity was carried out on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 in Banjar Petung, Batur Tengah Village, Kintamani District, Bangli Regency, Bali.

 

As is known, Arabica coffee commodities in Bangli Regency, Bali Province in 2020 reached 2,249 tons (Bali Province Agriculture and Food Security Agency, 2022). The amount of coffee plantation yields has an impact on the amount of coffee husk waste produced, which reaches 45% or around 1,012 tons in 2020. So far, only a small portion of coffee husk waste is used as animal feed, fertilizer and sometimes just piled up/directly disposed of, or has not been handled much, causing contamination and environmental problems around coffee plantations. Through a touch of Food Technology, the economic value of this coffee skin waste can be increased by processing it into cascara tea which is rich in antioxidants. Activities that have been carried out are training on processing, packaging, attractive labeling, and storage of cascara tea products. Furthermore, periodic assistance is carried out regarding the use of the website and Instagram social media as a product marketing medium (digital marketing), including managing business permits.

 

 

The coaches and heads of the Harapan Maju Farmers Group, namely Mr. Ketut Putra Wijaya and Mr. Wayan Sudarma, said that this program was needed by farmers to produce quality coffee and cascara tea products. The existence of this program can also help increase the economic value of coffee husks, which have been a waste and have not been used optimally. It is the hope of Mr. Ketut Putra Wijaya and Mr. Wayan Sudarma, that this program can be sustainable so that farmers can continue to be accompanied and UPT Agrowisata Giri Alam can rise and be reborn after the Covid-19 Pandemic.