Farmer Empowerment Through Processing Of Maize And Its Waste Into Productive Economic Commodity In Boalemo Regency Of Gorontalo

Ani Mustapa Hasan, Rosman Ilato, Amir Halid, and Lisna Ahmad

Abstract

The object for this research is produced: 1) Developed the maize farm capacity in maize and waste maize processing to become economy production; 2)Analyzed the target gained such as in empowering the maize farmer  via on processing of maize and waste maize commodities. Where as the method of this research is: 1) For training  maize and waste of maize used the active participation about 50% theory and 50% practice, to where it’s described by speech method and discussion also due to the practice for maize and the waste of maize; 2) Analyzed the profitability of maize and waste processing production by using the organoleptic method also consuming responded and also effective and efficient of briquette from waste of maize; 3) Target analysis is dividing in to two as well as: a) Absorbed analysis for operating and using the machine used qualitative method; b) Maize farming financial analysis used quantitative method. Based on result analysis above those commodities is very potential and prospect to increase the people of Boalemo Regency.

Keywords: farmer empowering, economy productive, maize and the waste processing    

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