Boosting the economic value of communities living near forests through training in arrowroot cultivation and processing

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https://doi.org/10.26905/abdimas.v11i2.17147

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Arrowroot, Plant Cultivation, Product Processing, Snack Bar

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The communities living around forests, such as those in Banyurip Village in Sragen, are facing diverse agricultural challenges. One of these problems is poor land utilization, compounded by recent droughts happened within the village. These conditions have led to low productivity in the community due to limited agricultural activities. Utilizing land under forest canopies has become an option for the Banyurip Village as a source of livelihood, with one of the suitable crops for cultivation is the arrowroot tuber. The cultivation of arrowroot tubers for local food production is potentially developed in Banyurip Village; therefore, this community service aims to optimize the forest area for non-timber forest products. The methods used in this community service were the training of the cultivation and processing of arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea). This activity increased farmers’ knowledge from 29 percent on the pre-test to 64 percent in crop cultivation and 50 percent in product processing, respectively. This community empowerment initiative concluded that the activities positively impacted the community's knowledge of garut plant cultivation techniques and product processing. Moreover, this initiative can boost the community’s creative economy through multi-product enterprises derived from agroforestry activities.

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2026-08-05

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Novitasari, D. R., Wicaksono, R. L., Wiratama, R. A., & Madjid, M. I. N. (2026). Boosting the economic value of communities living near forests through training in arrowroot cultivation and processing . Abdimas: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Universitas Merdeka Malang, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.26905/abdimas.v11i2.17147

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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2026): May 2026

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