Production Improvement and Sugarcane-based Product Diversification of SMEs Yodhatama, Cendono Village, Kandat Sub-District, Kediri District

Cendono Village is a sugarcane-producing village with sugarcane areas reaching 50% of agricultural land. The distinctive sugarcane products of Cendono Village are green sugarcane juice drinks and green sugarcane syrup, managed and produced by a productive youth group called Yodhatama. The processed products of this productive youth group are manufactured through a third-party manufacturing system at BUMDES Makmur Abadi, Bendosari Village, Blitar, which is 29.1 KM away, resulting in an ineffective process. In this Doktor Mengabdi program, Cendono Village is being developed with a sugarcane-based business through the concept of "one village multi-products". Activities conducted include equipment facilitation, training and assistance in implementing aseptic sterilization and hot filling, product diversification, and process standardization.Equipment facilitation includes sugarcane peelers, sugarcane grinders, sterilization tanks, filling tanks, and micro scale. Diversification of green sugarcane processed products includes cup-packaged sugarcane juice drinks, jelly drinks, and jelly candies. Production training is conducted with equipment facilitation in the form of food dehydrators and cup sealers. Quality control and consistency are achieved through the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and the implementation of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). Marketing is carried out by assisting partners in online market expansion strategies and appropriate and attractive labeling.