PENGEMBANGAN PRODUK UNGGULAN DESA (KERIPIK PISANG DAN INISIASI INDUSTRI BATIK MOTIF NATUNA) DI PENGADAH KABUPATEN NATUNA

Abstract

Pengadah Village is one of the backward village in the ‘outermost’ region of Natuna Regency, Riau Islands
Province, Indonesia. The populations of Pengadah Village are 556 people with 171 families. The majority of local
peoples work as fishermen and farmers, depend on the season. Housewives dont have side jobs as a source of additional
income for their families. Pengadah Village have the potential tourism that cannot be underestimated, there are Semitan
rivers with mangrove forests on the right and left sides of the river, Semitan beach, Tanjung Datuk beach, Lubang Kamak
beach and waterfalls. In economical sector, some local community have been independent to process agricultural
products into various chips. The village superior products from chips include banana chips, sweet potato chips, fish
crackers and major seafood processed products such as bilis. Based on the Subserve Doctor Programs (DM) of Brawijaya
University that was conducted in 2018, the community of Pegadah Village were requested to be given training of batik
with Natuna motive in 2019. with the large potential of Pengadah Village, the team of Subserve Doctor Programs in 2019
carry out a series of superior programs including: (i) initiation of batik with Natuna motive, (ii) diversification of
beverage products from coconuts, (iii) introduction of organic and inorganic waste processing, (iv) initiation of
packaging technology and marketing of banana chips and fish crackers, and (iv) conductivity of online promotions in an
effort to develops superior products in Pengadah Village. The scope of this community empowerment programs focused
on three sectors, namely: agriculture, fisheries, and tourism in Pengadah Village.