DIVERSIFICATION OF TEA PRODUCTS TO INCREASE MSME’S INCOME IN PELAWANFOREST AREA, CENTRAL BANGKA

Abstract

This study aimed to assist the forestry managers of Pelawan Forest in increasing their income through the diversification and preparation of the products produced to meet food safety and other required standards so that the resulting products are ready to be exported to foreign countries. Aspects of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) – HACCP as a food safety aspect were used as an approach for product diversification. Lean manufacturing and green sustainability methods were used as methods to safe guard Pelawan Forest as a protected forest with Pelawan Forest being provided with assistance so that they are able to carry out the production process while still paying attention to the diversity of animals that live in it. In the future, Pelawan Forest will be prepared as a Pelawan Botanical Garden, which can serve as a tourism forest that can become a mainstay in Central Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Province, with products that are ready to be marketed in Indonesia and overseas.