UB’s Community Service Team carried out Community Service activities with the topic of Halal Ecosystem Innovation to Support the Process and Marketing of Halal Products in Kasembon Malang. The activity was carried out in Sukosari Village, Kasembon District, Malang Regency by a team from FMIPA and FH Universitas Brawijaya.
Through this activity, Socialization, Training, Application of Technology, Mentoring and Evaluation as well as program sustainability were carried out. In the socialization session, Prof. Amin Setyo Leksono from FMIPA delivered material on Self-Declare Certification and Marketing Strategy, Dr. Rodiyati, from FMIPA, delivered material on document preparation to achieve Regular Certification while Prof. Herawati delivered the theme of Halal Slaughterer Certification. In the training and mentoring process, this activity also involved 4 MBKM students from the Department of Biology who supported the administrative requirements for the submission of the halal certification process.
The activity funded by the Directorate of Research, Technology, and Community Service of DIKTI through the 2024 Community Partnership Grant scheme has been carried out for two and a half months from July to September with the beneficiary partners being MSMEs in Kasembon who are members of the Kasembon Business Destination Association abbreviated as PADUKA. The activities carried out include Socialization, Training, Application of technology, Mentoring and Evaluation of program sustainability. In the training and mentoring process, this activity also involved 4 MBKM students from the Department of Biology who supported the administrative requirements in the halal certification process.
According to Amin Leksono as the chief executive of the activity, the purpose of implementing community service activities in Kasembon is to increase the number of products from assisted MSME partners that are halal certified. This is based on the provisions of Law Number 33 of 2014 concerning Halal Product Assurance (JPH), products that enter, circulate and are traded in the territory of Indonesia must be halal certified. This halal certified obligation is in accordance with Government Regulation Number 39 of 2021 concerning the Implementation of the Halal Product Assurance Sector, regulated in stages where the halal certificate obligation period will end on October 17, 2024.
According to Sri Wahyuni as the head of PADUKA, this association copes 56 members of Micro and Small Enterprises with a total of more than 100 employees. Of the 56 members, 51 of them have business permits (NIB). The types of businesses and products produced are very diverse from food, horticulture and workshops. However, the majority of products produced are food/drinks. There are government policies and public demands for healthy, quality and halal products, so PADUKA is also working hard to be able to apply for the halal certification process. Through community service and mentoring activities, 5 UMKM products have been verified to achieve halal certification, and one of them has been issued a halal certificate. In addition to providing socialization, training and mentoring, this activity also handed over supporting equipment for the implementation of more efficient technology. In her testimony, Yuni, Sri Wahyuni’s nickname, expressed her deepest appreciation and gratitude to the Community Service Team of the Community Partnership Empowerment Grant Fund, Directorate of Research, Technology and Community Service, Directorate General of Higher Education, Research, and Technology from Universitas Brawijaya. Yuni admitted that the counseling, training and equipment assistance activities were very beneficial for UMKM in managing halal certification and marketing food products. (*/UB PR/ Trans. Iir).
