The HASTANI working group, which was formed in August 2023, as the initiation of the Multiplication of Stube HEMAT in Lampung continues to progress in the midst of the dry season in regions in Indonesia, including Lampung. The drought has been felt by people in East Lampung for approximately 4-5 months. Moreover, the current situation is more difficult, especially the economic problems of the lower class. Agricultural products, such as rice and others have a good price but not enough to meet their daily needs. How comes? Because they have to face the increasing costs of daily necessities, although agricultural products are good, the cost of living is expensive, so nothing has changed. In October 2023, farmers were still experiencing problems because they could not plant crops in the fields due to the scarcity of water and rain.
In Tanjungharapan village, Marga Tiga district, East Lampung Regency, there is a group of women and men who are active in processing their agricultural products, one of the products is "Tiwul" from Mocaf flour (modified cassava flour). The making of tiwul from mocaf is relatively similar to the making of tiwul in general made in the household. However, the difference is in the way to treat the cassava material that will be made into tiwul. The HASTANI community, which is still in its early work, is in the process of developing to process their agricultural products into derivative products, for example, cassava material is processed into flour called Mocaf flour, and then further it is processed into tiwul. If you look at their tiwul, theirs is very different, as it is clean, the natural color is brighter, and it has no smell. The tiwul that we usually find is commonly pale in color, it has the smell of soaked cassava, and it is not pure because there are fibers of the cassava that are also processed.
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In
two weeks, the HASTANI group can process at least 100 kilograms of cassava
which can be processed into 70 kilograms of mocaf flour. Next, it will become at least 60-65
kilograms of tiwul. Although the process is simple,
it yields quality
products. If we read the Mocaf tiwul literature, it is fermented cassava
product, that’s good to be consumed by people with
diabetes, because of its low sugar content. The enthusiasm of women and men
including youth who want to learn and join the HASTANI community has
not been widespread known
and neither has their products. However, their enthusiasm for processing
their agricultural products needs to be appreciated. Apart from being able to
provide alternative sources of food and ingredients for making processed food,
the group can increase the value or price of their agricultural products. Even
though it is not directly commercialized, they can experience the results of
their hard work by selling their tiwul innovation to friends, church
members, and others who need tiwul for consumption and resale.
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Currently,
in East Lampung, the price of tiwul is able to equalize itself with the
price of rice in the range of IDR 11.000-13.000. Even, one can get more profits
by making tiwul as a snack in the form of savory tiwul with a
sprinkling of grated coconut and tiwul chips. Tiwul is no longer the
lower classes food, as tiwul is also found in supermarkets consumed by the upper middle class. There are
more and more tiwul innovations that can be enjoyed and found anywhere. ***
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