Mengoptimalkan Potensi Bahan Baku Lokal: Inovasi Produk Berbasis Ubi Jalar dan Sereh Untuk Pengembangan Usaha Olahan Pangan

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The aim of implementing community service is the village community empowerment program, namely: 1) Developing training participants' awareness and interest in processing the potential of local materials through collaborative training of lecturers and students. 2) Have knowledge and skills in managing local materials. 3) Changing perspectives, thought patterns and attitudes, behavior and good ways of collaborating with the community in solving problems in managing local materials. The method for implementing the service program for village communities is through training in utilizing the potential of local materials in Boludawa Village, Suwawa District, Bone Bolango Regency, carried out in stages: 1) Preparation and provision stage 2) training stage using the demonstration method. Implementation of service is carried out by providing two types of training. products made from local raw materials such as lemongrass and sweet potato, namely Lemonglass products for drinks and Brown Sweet Potato for food. By choosing products from local raw materials as food processing ingredients, it can provide business opportunities for the community through entrepreneurial activities, thus it is hoped that there will be an increase in community productivity activities and can open up business opportunities. Innovation is very important in entrepreneurship because it can create added value for customers, provide competitive advantages, overcome challenges and obstacles, open new opportunities, adapt to market changes, and increase efficiency and productivity.