Nuryanti Taufik, Prahita Sri Rahayuningrat, Lu'liyatul Mutmainah, Listia Andani, Rizka Fikrinnisa, Ari Farizal Rasyid

Empowerment of KWT Roay Lestari through Drip Irrigation, Digital Marketing and Harvest Processing

Introduction

Empowerment of kwt roay lestari through drip irrigation, digital marketing and harvest processing. Empowering KWT Roay Lestari through drip irrigation, digital marketing, and harvest processing to boost agricultural product processing, marketing, and community welfare.

Abstract

Women Farmers Group (KWT) plays an important role in supporting the progress of the agricultural sector. KWT Roay Lestari is a farmer women's group in Kahuripan Village, Tawang Subdistrict. KWT Roay Lestari focuses on processing and marketing processed agricultural products. However, limited resources and knowledge hinder the optimization of KWT's role. This empowerment aims to improve the welfare of KWT through better processing and marketing of farm products. The holistic approach to implementing empowerment includes skills development, working capital support, and marketing capacity building. Based on the results of the activities, a positive impact was obtained through increased skills and independence of KWT members in product processing and marketing. This program can be a replicated empowerment model in other areas to encourage food security and community economic welfare.

Review

This paper presents an initiative focused on empowering the KWT Roay Lestari, a women's farmer group, through a multi-pronged approach encompassing drip irrigation, digital marketing, and improved harvest processing techniques. The abstract effectively highlights the crucial role of women farmer groups in agriculture and identifies the existing limitations faced by KWT Roay Lestari, setting a clear context for the empowerment program. The stated objective to improve welfare through enhanced processing and marketing is well-aligned with the interventions, and the reported positive impacts, particularly increased skills and independence, suggest a successful preliminary outcome. The potential for this program to serve as a replicable model for food security and economic welfare in other regions is a significant and commendable aspiration. While the abstract outlines a holistic approach, it would benefit from greater specificity regarding the implementation details. For instance, the abstract mentions "drip irrigation, digital marketing, and harvest processing" in the title and the overall strategy, but the abstract itself is general, stating "skills development, working capital support, and marketing capacity building." A clearer link or brief explanation of how these specific tools (drip irrigation, digital marketing) were integrated into the "skills development" or "marketing capacity building" would strengthen the summary. Furthermore, the "positive impact" is noted, but the abstract lacks specific metrics or indicators used to measure the increase in skills and independence, which would add scientific rigor and allow for a more robust assessment of the intervention's success. Overall, the paper addresses a highly relevant topic concerning women's empowerment and agricultural development, with a promising approach to improving livelihoods. If expanded into a full paper, it would be beneficial to provide detailed methodologies for each intervention, concrete data on the "increased skills and independence," and a more thorough analysis of the challenges encountered and how they were addressed. Elucidating the mechanisms through which working capital support contributed to the outcomes would also add significant value. This would transform the current abstract's promising outline into a comprehensive and highly impactful case study, truly demonstrating its potential as a replicable model.

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