Madiun, Saturday, 12nd October 2024, the SMESS Community Service Team of the Statistics Study Program, Airlangga University, strengthened the potential of MSMEs and the Kare Tourism Village through the “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2024 Community Service” program, which was implemented in Kare Village, Kare District, Madiun Regency.
This activity itself aims to increase the local potential of Kare Village as a Tourism Village and producer of quality products from various local MSMEs, which aims to improve the welfare of the local community. Kare Village, which is known as one of the best coffee bean producers and other agricultural products, has great potential in the agricultural and tourism sectors. Tourists to Kare Village can experience the experience of picking coffee beans directly on the existing coffee plantations while enjoying the processed coffee beans. However, the management and promotion of the Tourism Village as well as local products of Kare Village still require further attention. Therefore, the Statistics study program, Faculty of Science & Technology, Airlangga University, collaborated with the Head of Kare Village, Bank Jatim, DISKOMINFO, DISPARPORA, DISDAGKOP, local MSME Companions, in implementing a series of Community Service activities for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2024 which began with socialization, mentoring, and evaluation activities in strengthening and developing the branding of the Tourism Village.
Towards the end of the activity, the electric coffee grinder was officially launched by the SMESS Community Services Team of the Statistics Study Program, Airlangga University, Airlangga University in Kare Village, Madiun Regency. This tool is an innovation from students and lecturers to help Kare Village residents maximize the potential of Kare Village, namely as a Coffee Producing Village. This tool is named ECO-GRINDER KAFFE or Eco-Grinder Kare’s Coffee which is indeed intended for the people of Kare Village. Through this tool, it is hoped that it can be a solution to the problems and obstacles of coffee entrepreneurs in Kare Village in efficient, fast, and environmentally friendly coffee production. At the launch of ECO-GRINDER KAFFE, as a supervising lecturer from Airlangga University students, M Fariz Mardianto Fadillah, S.Si., M.Si, said that this electric coffee grinder is a modern solution for Kare Village residents, especially coffee entrepreneurs to increase efficiency in making coffee powder. “With the launch of this electric coffee grinder, students can make a real contribution to the community and coffee entrepreneurs in Kare Village can work more efficiently because in addition to being environmentally friendly, this tool also has two functions, namely coffee roasting and coffee powder,” he said. This electric coffee grinder has been made into an environmentally friendly tool because it uses an electric power source and can be easily operated by the local community.
With the presence of the “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2024 Community Service” activity program, it is hoped that Kare Village will be able to increase its competitiveness as a leading tourist village, which in turn will provide greater and sustainable economic benefits for the local community. This program is also expected to encourage active community involvement in managing and promoting village tourism potential, so that Kare Village can develop into a widely known tourist destination, both locally and nationally.
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