Fenny Martha Dwivany
One of the main challenges of agriculture in Indonesia is the high level of loss of agricultural products at the post-harvest stage. This condition is often the reason for the relatively high price difference between producing regions and consumers. In addition, this is one of the causes of farming income not optimally due to a decrease in the quantity and quality of the products produced. A common approach to overcome this problem is to change agricultural products into processed products. However, this approach is also considered less efficient because Indonesian agricultural products are less well known by the wider community. For this reason, the post-harvest technology approach that aims to protect or extend the storage period of agricultural products including fruit and vegetables from the harvest period until consumption is very important. The use of cheap technology based on Indonesian wealth with raw materials is easily obtained and adapted to Indonesian geographical conditions is needed for handling post-harvest products. Therefore, a transfer of knowledge is needed to practitioners / industries, the general public, and students regarding the right handling for post-harvest products.
Application of appropriate technology, the implementation of social care activities in the form of education / counseling / mentoring
The high level of loss of agricultural products at the post-harvest stage. Knowledge to handle agricultural products such as fruit and vegetables in Indonesia by smallholders, practitioners and the general public is still very minimal. The problem still found in society: Likewrite? Use of carbide compounds (calcium carbide) to increase the age of storing fruits that are learned at green cooked. In fact, the use of carbite has been banned in several other developing countries because of its harmony Likewrite? The storage method with cooling is one of the efficient technologies to store post-harvest products. Even though the production of agricultural products in Indonesia is actually generated in areas that have not been reached by electricity. Likewrite? Not yet realized that the right post-harvest product packaging is very important in maintaining the quality of agricultural products especially avoiding damage that can shorten the savingself period