Abstract:
Palm Commodities (Arenga pinnata) in the village of MangunangSeberang is a very important commodity
and has a great potential for improving people's welfare. Products from palm that has been processed by
the community is still very limited to the processing of its wireless to molded sugar with a very simple
packaging using dried banana leaves, the period of saving palm sugar short and no diversification of
products. The ULM graduate team carries out a companion to the application of technological innovations
in brown sugar, palm sugar and liquid sugar and the packaging of the farmer group "green leaves" the
village of Mangunang Seberang. The purpose of this research is to measure the level of perception and
attitude towards the mentoring post-graduate team. The method used in data collection is a live interview
using structured questionnaires and direct observations to measure the skills of respondents. Purpossive
Random samplingtechniqueto 20 respondents was applied. The parameters are observed
counseling/socialization activities, the training of sugar-making innovations, the training of palm sugar
products and the training of liquid sugar products and the packaging of brown sugar products. The results
showed that public attitudes and perception of socialization activities showed 100% understand the
content of material, demonstration processing of palm sugar Products innovations 60% understand and
will try to cultivate, 40% understand just do not try to cultivate; Demonstration brown sugarprocessing
85% understand and will try to do, and 15% just look at the process and would try for livelihood needs,
processing liquid sugar 50% who enthusiastically understand and 50% less understanding, packaging the
product modeled 75% understand and interested, 25% do not understand and have no desire to make packaging.
Keywords: attitude; Perception Mentoring Technological innovation; Palm sugar
