MAJALAH ILMIAH JOURNAL
LPPM Universitas Putra Indonesia YPTK Padang Jl.
Raya Lubuk Begalung.
Padang.
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Indonesia.
Zip Code: 25221 Volume: 32.
Issue: 1.
Page: 7-11, 30/06/2025, e-ISSN: 1412-5854 Available online at website: https://jmi-upiyptk.
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php/jmi/index Empowerment of Harapan Farmer Group through Innovation of Processed Orange Peel Products Farida Rahim1nC.
Suryani Suryani2.
Gus Andri3.
Rinda Lestari4.
Nova Arikhman5 Department.
Faculty of Pharmacy.
Perintis Indonesia University.
Padang, 25131.
Indonesia Department.
Faculty of Health Sciences.
Perintis Indonesia University.
Padang, 25131.
Indonesia Department.
Faculty of Economics.
Tamansiswa University.
Padang, 25164.
Indonesia Department,Faculty of Public Health.
Universitas Baiturrahmah.
Padang, 25122.
Indonesia correspond: suryani.
pasnisata@gmail.
Abstract This community service activity was conducted at the Harapan Farmers Group in Jorong Baruah Gunuang.
Bukit Barisan District, addressing the challenges of low income and underutilized orange peel waste.
The primary objective of this initiative was to enhance the community's income by introducing innovative methods for processing orange peel into economically valuable products, such as candied orange peel, orange jam, orange jelly, and natural pesticides.
Additionally, the project aimed to improve knowledge in processing management and the results of the innovation.
The methods employed in this activity included counseling, training, and direct assistance to farmer group members.
The results demonstrated a significant increase in knowledge, from 42% to 91%, and the development of skills in processing orange peels and orange juice from leftover oranges that were previously sold to middlemen.
As a result, several innovative orange-based products were created, along with new business opportunities that hold potential for increasing the groupAos income.
Furthermore, a product brand has been established, and the process of obtaining a PIRT (Indonesian Food and Beverage Safety Certificat.
from the Health Office is This community service activity not only addresses environmental issues by utilizing orange peel waste but also provides economic value to the community, offering a sustainable solution to both environmental and economic challenges.
Keywords: empowerment, orange peel products, candied orange, jam from oranges, farmer groups Jmajalah Ilmiah Journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.
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Introduction basis as animal feed, causing environmental problems due to the accumulation of organic waste.
Farming communities in rural areas in general still face various challenges in improving their living standards and income .
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This is also experienced by the Harapan Farmers Group in Jorong Baruah Gunuang.
Bukit Barisan District.
Limapuluh Kota Regency.
West Sumatra Province, most of whose members depend on agricultural products, including citrus plants.
Although citrus production in this region is quite abundant, the use of agricultural products is still limited to the sale of fresh fruit.
As a result, the selling value of citrus products is relatively low and does not provide maximum profits for farmers.
In fact, various studies show that orange peels contain bioactive compounds of high value .
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Orange peel is rich in pectin.
which can be utilized as an ingredient in making jelly or jam.
flavonoids and limonoids, which have antioxidant activity.
essential oils, which have a distinctive flavor and have the potential to be natural vegetable pesticides.
Some studies have even proven that orange peel extract is able to inhibit the growth ofcertain microbes and can be used as a natural food additive.
This shows that orange peels are not just waste, but have great potential to be processed into products with high economic value.
Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) .
, oranges are one of the horticultural commodities whose production is quite high in Indonesia, including in West Sumatra.
However, the price of oranges at the farmer level tends to fluctuate and often harms them, especially during the harvest.
In addition, from the process of consumption and distribution of oranges, a large amount of orange peel waste is produced.
So far, the waste has only been disposed of or used on a limited In various regions, the use of orange peels has been developed into various products such as sweets, jams, candies, and herbal.
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However, in Jorong Baruah Gunuang, this potential is not widely known and utilized by farmers.
Low knowledge, skills, and access to information are the main obstacles for farmer groups in developing businesses based on local product innovation.
Therefore, there is a need for intervention in the form of a community service Submitted: April 20th, 2025 | Revised: May 1st, 2025 | Accepted: May 25, 2025 | Published: June 30th, 2025 Farida Rahim, et al program that focuses on empowering farmer groups through training in processing orange peels and orange Innovation in processing orange peel into products with economic value can be one of the solutions to increase people's income.
Some of the products that can be developed include candied orange peels, orange jam, orange jelly, to natural pesticides made from orange peel.
These products not only have a selling point, but also answer market trends that increasingly demand healthy, natural, and environmentally friendly food.
With the diversification of orange-based products, farming communities can get new business opportunities that are more sustainable, so they do not rely only on the sale of fresh fruit.
This community service program is carried out with an empowerment approach, through counseling, training, and direct assistance to members of farmer groups.
The concept of empowerment is seen as important because it aims not only to provide technical skills, but also to foster awareness, independence, and motivation for people to develop their own businesses.
This activity is expected to be the first step in building a creative economy based on local potential, as well as creating added value from waste that was previously unused.
Thus, this service is directed to: .
increase the knowledge and skills of the community in processing orange peels into innovative products, .
create new business opportunities through the diversification of orange-based products, and .
support the increase in income and welfare of farmer group members in Jorong Baruah Gunuang.
Bukit Barisan District.
Product Manufacturing Training Demonstration Members of the farmer group were given practical training on Manufacture of candied orange peel Making of marmalade Making orange jelly Making natural pesticides made from orange The training is carried out with a direct demonstration method so that participants can practice each stage of production on their own.
Production Assistance After the training, intensive assistance was carried out in making products so that people's skills improved and were able to produce products that were worth selling.
Evaluation and Reflection Evaluation is carried out through observation of participants' skills, interviews, and group The success of the program is measured by the ability of participants to produce products independently and the positive response to new business opportunities that arise.
Results and Discussions Of the service activities carried out, in accordance with the method, the first is.
Socialization and Problem Identification.
Methods This community service activity was carried out at the Harapan Farmers Group.
Jorong Baruah Gunuang.
Bukit Barisan District, with a total of XX participants.
The main target of the activity is members of farmer groups who are daily active in the orange farming At this time we are doing it at the location of the "Harapan" Jorong Baruah Gunuang Farmer Group.
Bukit Barisan District, where the activities are as shown in figure 1 below.
The implementation method is carried out with a participatory and empowerment approach, so that the community is actively involved in each stage of the The stages of the activity include Socialization and Problem Identification The activity began with the socialization of the Figure 1.
Socialization Activities program to members of farmer groups, followed by a discussion to identify the main problems This socialization was also checked by the knowledge faced, especially related to the low utilization of of farmer group members about the issue of oranges, orange peel waste whether they already know the products from orange Counseling and Knowledge Enhancement peels and orange leaves, or orange products from the Counseling was carried out on the potential of rest of the sale.
Because we already know that with the orange peel as a basic ingredient for value-added sale of fresh fruit and oranges, income is less.
products, the nutritional content and bioactive compounds in it, as well as market opportunities The pre-test is carried out before the Ie counseling/training to find out the extent of the for orange derivative products Majalah Ilmiah Journal Oe Volume 32.
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Page 7 - 11 Farida Rahim, et al participants' initial knowledge about the use of orange Post-tests are carried out after counseling/training Ie to measure the improvement of participants' knowledge and skills.
We can see the table as follows.
Table 1.
Results of Pre-test and Post-test of Farmer Group Members' Knowledge of Processing Orange Peel into Sweets .
= .
No.
Initial Name Pretest Posttest .
Ae.
Upgrade (Post Ae Pr.
A A.
Average Average Before socialization, the knowledge level of members was only 42% .
ow categor.
Meanwhile, after being told or socialized about orange peel products or orange juice, the knowledge increased to 91%.
Product Manufacturing Demonstration Training Figure 3.
The process of making sweets from orange Figure 4.
The process of making natural pesticides from orange peels Photos of the training process of some products can be shown from orange peels, as well as from the juice of the orange juice itself, as shown in the following figure Figure 5.
All products that have been made.
Figure 2.
The process of making jam from orange So it can be trained by people who are members of the "Harapan" Farmers Group in Baruah Gunuang.
Bukit Barisan District.
Limapuluh Kota Regency.
West Sumatra, so that PIRT permits for candied orange peels, jam from oranges, orange jelly and natural pesticides from orange peels can also be processed Majalah Ilmiah Journal Oe Volume 32.
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Page 7 - 11 Farida Rahim, et al The formation of several innovative orange-based model that can be replicated in other areas facing similar products, as well as the emergence of new business challenges.
opportunities that have the potential to increase group Acknowledgements Likewise, there is already a brand of the product and is in the process of obtaining a PIRT permit .
This PKM program was carried out by the Team to from the Health Office.
This service activity proves that express their deepest gratitude to: The Ministry of the use of orange peel waste not only reduces Education.
Culture.
Research, and Technology through environmental problems, but is also able to provide the Directorate General of Higher Education.
Research, economic added value for the community.
and Technology has funded this community service activity through the grant scheme.
With Contract No Estimated revenue potential based on production Contract Number 131/C3/DT.
00/PL/2025Date May 28, 2025.
LPPM UPERTIS Contract No: 001/LPPMFor candied orange peels are as follows.
UPERTIS/PM/202.
Harapan Farmers Group.
Jorong Baruah Gunuang.
Bukit Barisan District, which has 1 kg of orange peel Ie become A500 g of sweets.
actively participated in the entire series of activities.
Support from the state government, local communities.
Selling price of sweets = IDR 20,000 per 500 g.
and all parties who cannot be mentioned one by one also If each member .
can process 2 kg of orange greatly help the implementation of this program well.
peels/week Ie
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