HOME INDUSTRI PENGOLAHAN SAGU SEBAGAI MAKANAN OLEH IBU RUMAH TANGGA DI SELATPANJANG KECAMATAN TEBING TINGGI KABUPATEN KEPULAUAN MERANTI

Abstract

Abstract:The purpose of this research is to know the life skill to process sago as food by housewife in Strait of Tebing Tinggi District of Meranti Island viewed from (1) personal skill (2) social skills (3) vocational skills and (4) academic skill. This research is descriptive research using qualitative approach. This qualitative method is used because of several considerations. First, adjusting qualitative methods is easier when dealing with double reality; Second, this method presents directly the nature of the relationship between the researcher and the respondent; Third, this method is more sensitive and more adaptable to the many sharpening of mutual influences and to the pattern of values encountered. Given the wide scope of the problem, the authors need to provide limitations of the problem to be studied ie on life skill to process sago as food by housewives in the long districts high cliffs Meranti archipelago district. The problem formulation in this research is "How Life Skill treats sago as food by housewife in Strait of Long Tebing Tinggi District of Meranti Island?". Data collection tools used are observation, interview and documentation. Population and sample in this research is 7 people.
Based on the results of research according to documentation data, observations and interviews that can be met there are 4 indicators in accordance with the criteria of personal skills, social skills, academic skills and vocational skills. Housewives in the Meranti Islands District still maintain a small industry based on sago staple food for various foods. Housewives who are members of the group cultivate sago as a food can work well together with each other so that the agreed objectives can be achieved. Housewives have a veiled feel to continue the process of sago in order to meet the needs of his life. Housewives dare to try new things or create, innovate ideas to create something new and different, like making other foods by using sago as the main ingredient.

Keywords: Home Industry, Sago Processing, Housewife