Empowering Housewives in Banjar Penarungan, Community Service of Agribusiness Study Program, FP Unud

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• Minggu, 26 November 2023
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The Agribusiness Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University (FP Unud) held community service activities in Banjar Penarungan, Penarukan Village, Buleleng District, Buleleng Regency, Sunday (26/11/2023). This activity, which was carried out at Simantri 551 Angsoka, was attended by PKK women in Banjar Penarungan as participants, and invited two resource persons, namely Ni Luh Mahendri Dynastuti, S.E., as owner of Sambal Mamone and Putu Sugiarta, S.P., M.Agb., instructor. agriculture of Bali Province. These two resource persons were presented with the hope that participants would be inspired to empower their home gardens so that they could produce agricultural products which, apart from being able to meet the needs of their families, could also increase their income if the products could be marketed to consumers.

Dr. I Gede Setiawan Adi Putra, S.P., M.Si., as chairman of the committee expressed his hope that this service activity could provide information and increase participants' motivation to be able to farm simply, especially PKK mothers who have problems in the kitchen. The Head of Penarukan Village, Drs. Ketut Swastika, community empowerment is an important thing, especially over the past 2 years, the community has been hit by the issue of Covid-19/economic and food security, and the problem of the war between Russia and Ukraine which has caused the price of basic food commodities to rise.

Coordinator of the Agribusiness Study Program, Dr. Putu Udayani Wijayanti, at the opening of the activity, expressed his gratitude for the enthusiasm of the participants who attended. Dr. Udayani advised that this activity can be sustainable, in the future it can provide sharing again on other topics, such as product processing and marketing. (S1 Agribisnis FP Unud)