Abstract:
The poverty rate in rural areas is greater than the level of poverty in urban areas so far due to the economic resources of rural communities that rely on the agricultural sector. Most of the livelihoods of rural communities are farming. Another problem, the agricultural sector can’t be used as a livelihood by the community because agricultural products continue to decrease. The purpose of service is to create added value that can be done by people in agricultural areas in an effort to
improve their standard of living. The aim of the paper is to create added value that can be done by people in agricultural areas in an effort to improve their standard of living. The method used was trial and error in the production process with a case study design in the Sri Mukti Farmer group to produce ginger powder packaged products in the village of Gegempalan, Cikoneng Sub-District, Ciamis Regency, West Java Province. The results of the paper in the form of a ginger powder which has an added value of Rp. 46,500 per Kg. As for the processed red ginger powder with PAS branded packaging that has been circulating in the market as village cash souvenirs produced by the Sri Mukti Farmer group, the obstacles faced by farmer groups are the standard of production or processing.
Because processing can only be done by one person by relying on experience and skills that cannot be shared with other members
