Photo with participants and committee
Education and Training on the Utilization of Lime as a Home Industry Product in Bolo Village, Gresik as a Strategy for Strengthening Community Partnerships in Achieving SDGS Goals
Gresik, 10 August 2022 – A team of lecturers and students from the Faculty of Pharmacy Unair (FF UNAIR) carried out community service activities in Bolo Village, Ujungpangkah District, Gresik Regency, East Java. This activity was attended by approximately 45 residents who work as lime farmers. Although the prospect of lime cultivation in Bolo village is very promising, challenges arise when there is a surplus of harvest. During the harvest season, the price of lime drops sharply and causes farmers to suffer losses. As a result there is a lot of fruit that is wasted and not utilized. This condition is very concerning considering that lime contains high vitamin C and phenolic compounds that have the potential to be used as antioxidants. As a form of contribution to society, the FF UNAIR Community Service team led by Dr. apt. Idha Kusumawati, M.Sc. holding educational activities and training on lime processing into several potential food products. The participants not only get counseling materials, but also get the opportunity to take part in product manufacturing training directly.
Some of the products exhibited and demonstrated in this activity include: dried lime slices, combination drink of lime with turmeric, lime with kencur, lime with ginger, lime syrup, salad dressing, sauce dressing, cookies, and several types of cakes. This activity received a positive response from the head of the Bolo village, Mr. Ihsanul Hakim as a representative of lime farmers and the leader of the Sumber Terang Islamic Boarding School, Mr. Ahmad Ja'far Ghoni who provided a place during the activity. With this activity, lime farmers are expected to be able to take advantage of their excess harvested production to be developed as a potential food/beverage product by utilizing a series of existing technologies.
The delivery of educational materials by Prof. Dr. apt. Retnosari, M.Sc.
Training activities of product processing made from lime
Some of the lime-based products that were demonstrated
