Pemberdayaan Kelompok Petani Jeruk Siam Menjadi Olahan Berbasis Pangan Fungsional Di Desa Brebeg Kecamatan Jeruk Legi Kabupaten Cilacap

Brebeg Village has great potential for producing Siamese
oranges. Large areas of land have the productivity to produce more oranges, oranges can be harvested on average 18 tonsper year. The large potential of orange fruit can improve the economy of orange farmers, the government Department ofAgriculture provides assistance in the form of training on thecare and rejuvenation of orange trees as well as providingtraining on processing orange fruit products in collaboration with UNAIC. The problems faced by Gapoktan are a lack oknowledge regarding planting oranges, an irregularirrigation system. The problems faced by KWT are ack ofknowledge regarding orange-based products, producmanagement and marketing. The method used is coordinatingwith all partners, providing knowledge and skills in creatingorange cultivation facilities and orange-based foodprocessing, implementing and evaluating activities. Theresults of Kosabangsa's research are able to provide benefits for community empowerment in this case, namely improvingthe economy through empowering Siamese orange farmer groups to become functional food-based processed products in Brebeg Village, Jeruklegi District, Cilacap Regency.