PEMBUATAN BRIKET SEBAGAI UPAYA PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT DALAM KEGIATAN KULIAH KERJA NYATA MUHAMMADIYAH-AISYIYAH (KKN MAs) DI DESA POPO

Abstract

The people of Popo Village make a living as fishermen and farmers with the largest
agricultural products in the form of corn and rice. However, it has not been maximized
properly, especially in terms of utilizing corn waste. Therefore, the activity of making
briquettes was carried out as an effort to manage corn waste. The purpose of this activity
was as an effort to empower the community in Popo Village through making briquettes in
order to increase the level of the economy in Popo Village. This activity uses direct
observation method to farmer groups in Popo Village to find out the existing problems for
problem solving. The results of this activity indicate that corncob waste can be processed
into briquettes and has high use and economic value. This activity has the disadvantage
that it only focuses on processing corn cobs waste and no efforts have been found to
overcome rice waste processing.