<![CDATA[Timbala Village has considerable potential for local coconut production, but its utilization remains limited to processing coconuts into copra and conventional coconut oil. This community service activity aimed to improve the knowledge and skills of the community in processing local coconuts into Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) and to increase the added value of coconut as a potential household business opportunity. The methods used included community education, demonstration, hands-on practice, mentoring, and evaluation. The VCO production process involved grating coconut, adding water at a ratio of 1:2, pressing and filtering coconut milk, settling for 2 hours, separating the cream layer, further settling for 24 hours, and filtering the oil using filter paper. The results showed that the community gained practical knowledge and experience in producing VCO and understood the potential for developing local coconut into a value-added product. This activity is important as an initial step in developing coconut-based products utilizing local resources in Timbala Village.]]>
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