BASKARA: Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship
Vol 5, No 2 (2023): BASKARA: Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship

Local Knowledge as the Basis of Innovation in Managing Agricultural Products

Jurry Foo (Universiti Malaysia Sabah)
Muhammad Yasar (Universitas Syiah Kuala)
Mansoor Abdul Hamid (Universiti Malaysia Sabah)
Diana Demiyah Binti Mohd Hamdan (Universiti Malaysia Sabah)
Harifah Mohd Noor (Universiti Malaysia Sabah)
Jalihah Md. Shah (Universiti Malaysia Sabah)
Kee Sabariah Kee Yusof (Universiti Malaysia Sabah)
Intan Soliha Ibrahim (Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities)
Marja Azlima Omar (Universiti Malaysia Sabah)
Pauline Yong (Universiti Sains Malaysia)
Colonius Atang (Universiti Malaysia Sabah)
Hanif Abdurahman Siswanto (Universiti Sains Malaysia)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Apr 2023

Abstract

The management of agricultural resources is an important agenda especially during the period of COVID-19 pandemic, which has increased food waste from agricultural products and the loss of sources of income among communities involved in agricultural activities. However, food waste remains as an urgent matter even in post-COVID-19 pandemic. This article aims to discuss about how local knowledge is used to deal with the agriculture waste. Vegetables dumping issues causing waste and affecting the income of farmers and vegetable sellers. Therefore, innovations in processing vegetables into processed food was implemented to optimize agribussines values. In achieving this goal, the steps to be taken are to empower the existing knowledge so called ‘local knowledge’. The information in producing this article was gathered through observation of community who participate voluntarily and interviews with Department of Agriculture, Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) and The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries and abbreviated (MAFI). The results of the study found that the main methods of food processing method by the community are preserving, drying, smoking or curing and frying. Hence this these methods were used to process cabbage (Brassica oleracea) into several products namely (1) cabbage floss, (2) salted cabbage, (4) cabbage bosou and (4) cabbage kimchi.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

baskara

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences Other

Description

BASKARA: Journal of Business & Entrepreneurship adalah jurnal ilmiah peer-reviewed yang didedikasikan untuk menerbitkan hasil penelitian dan pengabdian masyarakat berkenaan dengan bisnis dan kewirausahaan serta pengembangannya. Jurnal ini juga menerbitkan pemikiran dan pengalaman praktisi Bisnis ...