Optimalisasi Pemanfaatan Hasil Hutan Bukan Kayu Untuk Meningkatkan Ekonomi Masyarakat di Dusun Keranjang Desa Wayame

Abstrak

Forests play a critical role in meeting human needs, not only by providing timber but also through the many non-timber forest products (NTFPs) they offer. Keranjang Hamlet in Wayame Village is rich in NTFP potential, yet utilization remains suboptimal due to limited community knowledge about processing these resources into high-value products. This community engagement initiative aims to enhance the skills and knowledge of Keranjang Hamlet, enabling them to identify, understand, and optimally utilize NTFPs to create added economic value and foster environmental stewardship. The program employed educational and training methods, leading to significant outcomes: villagers now have a better understanding of NTFPs and can identify key commodities within this category. Additionally, they have successfully learned to process sago, a prominent NTFP commodity, into products that have economic value.