Di Desa Posso belum ada pengrajin VCO,  padahal desa ini memiliki potensi kelapa yang besar. Oleh karena itu membutuhkan sosialisasi kepada masyarakat cara pengolahan kelapa menjadi VCO. Tujuan kegiatan  ini adalah untuk meningkatkan penghasilan mitra yakni masyarakat di Desa Posso, Kabupaten Gorontalo Utara, Provinsi Gorontalo. Metode yang digunakan adalah penyuluhan dan praktek mengolak  diversifikasi produk berbahan dasar kelapa. Adapun metode pembuatan VCO yang digunakan adalah dengan menggunakan enzim yang berasal dari alam yakni enzim papain yang berfungsi untuk memisahkan antara krim santan dan minyak VCO yang dihasilkan. Hasil yang diperoleh adalah mitra mampu memproduksi VCO secara mandiri, mitra memiliki pengetahuan tentang potensi alam yang dapat dimanfaatkan untuk membuat VCO. Setelah pengabdian ini dilakukan, mitra mulai menyadari  pentingnya pengolahan hasil pertanian untuk meningkatkan pendapatan dan  memasarkan produknya di sekitaran daerah Gorontalo Utara.

Tomatoes have considerable potential. Tomatoes, both fresh and processed, have a fairly complete and good nutritional composition. Tomato fruit consists of 5-10% dry weight without water and 1 percent skin and seeds. People's habits in consuming foods such as vegetables and side dishes cannot be separated from the use of flavorings. Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid which is a flavor compound and has been widely consumed by the whole world as a flavor enhancer, because the addition of MSG will make food more delicious. Glutamic acid can be obtained from natural ingredients such as tomatoes and mushrooms. The purpose of this research is to analyze water content, antioxidant activity, vitamin C and organoleptic for instant flavoring made from tomatoes and oyster mushrooms. The results of the organoleptic test using a discriminatory method on 35 panelists were able to distinguish tomato-based flavorings with comparison flavors before being added to instant noodles and after being added to instant noodles, both in terms of taste, color, aroma, texture, while for the results of chemical analysis, levels of water obtained an average value of 4.09% by using a drying time of 11 hours 30 minutes at a temperature of 60ºC, 9.7% antioxidant activity test showed the presence of antioxidant activity, and vitamin C test by titration method obtained an average value of 6.58% .

Posso is one of the villages which is located in Kwandang sub-district, North Gorontalo, Province of Gorontalo. It has the potential of coconut plantations with a production capacity of around15,000 coconuts/month. In order to increase the potential of village, the government formed a jointly successful SMEs that are produces traditional coconut oil. The purpose of this activity is to develop a traditional coconut oil business to increase SMEs incomes. The method applied are technology transfer, provision of tools, application of technology and production assistance. Based on the results showed activities obtained training results of packaging design and packaging process that is good and proper nd business management can improve partners' skills in designing attractive packaging and able to manage this business. After this coconut oil business development’s activity, it produced knowledge about the fermentation method in making oil, how to operate coir peeling tools with a chicken paw method, management of a traditional coconut oil processing business, and an increase in partner assets which oil production increased to 150 L or around 200 bottles a month. Overall, this program is well implemented and has benefits for SMIs, especially in developing a successful SME business together.

Flavoring is a product that is absolutely needed in people's lives today. The fact is that there are now many foods that contain unhealthy flavoring, especially MSG, Nike and anchovy have high levels of glutamate acid, so Nike and anchovy can be used as raw materials for natural flavoring. The purpose of this study is to determine the factors that provide optimal results on the quality of instant flavorings produced and determine the effect of drying time, drying temperature and type of fish used on water content, ash content of organoleptic properties of instant flavoring. This study uses the Taguchi method design with 3 factors and mixed levels (2 and 4 levels) to optimize product and process design so that an optimal response is produced. The factors used are Drying Time (A), Drying Temperature (B), and Fish Type (C). The drying time used is 7 hours (A1); 8 hours (A2); 9 hours (A3) and 10 hours (A4). Drying temperatures used are: 500 (B1) and 600 (B2), while the types of fish used are wet anchovies (C1) and nike fish (C2). While the response variables used to determine the quality of instant flavorings are water content, ash content and organoleptic properties. Organoleptic quality response and shelf life will be determined by the optimization objectives in the Minitab program 16. The results of the research produced the best flavoring seen from water content is flavoring from Nike fish with a drying time of 10 hours and drying temperature of 800C, whereas if viewed from ash content, then the best flavoring is the flavoring of nike fish with a drying temperature of 800C and a long drying time of 8 hours

Kabupaten Gorontalo merupakan salah satu wilayah di Provinsi Gorontalo yang memiliki potensi besar untuk pengembangan pertanian. Kecamatan Pulubala adalah salah satu kecamatan yang dipilih sebagai lokasi kegiatan Program Kemitraan Masyarakat (PKM). Luas wilayah Kecamatan Pulubala adalah 221 km2 atau sebesar 10,3% dari luas wilayah Kabupaten Gorontalo. Dilihat dari morfologi wilayah kecamatan Pulubala didominasi daerah dataran tinggi.Desa Molamahu di Kecamatan Pulubala terletak relatif jauh dari pusat Kabupaten Gorontalo yang berjarak sekitar ±26 km. Kondisi ini menyebabkan Petugas Penyuluh Pertanian jarang datang ke desa ini. Berdasarkan hasil tersebut diketahui bahwa dalam beberapa tahun terakhir tidak pernah dilakukan penyuluhan pertanian tentang pengolahan produk-produk pertanian khususnya jantung pisang. Kenyataan ini semakin membenarkan kondisi petani yang tidak memiliki kemampuan dan pengetahuan tentang cara-cara mengolah jantung pisang menjadi produk yang bernilai ekonomi yang baik. Diharapkan pada akhir kegiatan Program Kemitraan kepada Masyarakat (PKM) di Desa Molamahu ini adalah : Para anggota kelompok petani dapat dan terampil melakukan melaksanakan pengolahan jantung pisang yang merupakan bagian dari tanaman pisang serta para anggota kelompok terampil dan mandiri dalam mengolah berbagai produk jantung pisang menjadi nugget jantung pisang dengan penambahan kacang tanah dan terbentuknya unit usaha produktif pada kelompok mitra khususnya yang dikelola ibu-ibu rumah tangga keluarga mitra.