SIKAP DAN PERSEPSI MASYARAKAT DESA MANGUNANG SEBERANG TERHADAP KEGIATAN PENDAMPINGAN TIM PASCASARJANA ULM TENTANG TEKNOLOGI INOVASI GULA AREN DAN PENGEMASANNYA

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