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Indonesia is an agricultural country that has great potential for the development of tropical fruits, horticultural crops and vegetables. Vegetables are important foods that are needed by the body because they contain nutrients needed by the body. However, some sweet potatoes that contain nutrients have not been adequately studied and utilized, including sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L) from the Convulvulaceae family (Suparman, 2007). Sweet potato plants (Ipomoea batatas L) from 1968 until now have been widely produced, even Indonesia was the fourth largest country that produced sweet potato plants.The objectives of this study were: 1) Knowing the process of making purple sweet potato Gel candy; 2) Knowing consumer acceptance of purple sweet potato Gel candy products; 3) Knowing the nutritional content of purple sweet potato Gel candy. The methods used in this research include literary, documentation, experimental, organoleptic, hedonic and nutritional content methods. The resulting data is then processed and evaluated and then presented in tables and diagrams with in-depth explanations.The results showed that the best formula composition is found in code 472 The characteristics of the purple sweet potato gel candy produced are sweet and sour taste, candy aroma, solid chewy texture, light purple color. The panelists' acceptance of the making of purple sweet potato gel candy through the hedonic test results showed that the most favored by the Panelists were the product code 472 with a composition of 60 grams of sweet potato, 75 grams of gelatin, 75 grams of sugar, 1 gram of himalaya salt.

DSM's efforts in helping the government to reduce poverty. One of the things done by DSM is to create a Food House as a form of program for underprivileged families in Bali. The purpose of this study was to determine: 1) Fostering underprivileged families through a food house program in the DSM Jembrana region of Bali. 2) Efforts for economic empowerment for underprivileged families through a food house program in the DSM Jembrana region of Bali. and 3) The results of fostering underprivileged families through a food house program on the family economy in the DSM Jembrana region of Bali. This type of research is descriptive with a qualitative approach. Descriptive qualitative research and using purposive sampling technique. The author uses three techniques namely; interviews, observations and documentation. Data analysis techniques include; data reduction, data presentation and decision making. Based on the results of this study indicate that the underprivileged families and DSM parties who have been studied and interviewed regarding the development of underprivileged families have the stages of the process to be able to follow the guidance of the food house program, after being investigated the economic empowerment efforts that DSM has done have received a good response by members because it is very helpful increase income with the facilities provided and the results obtained after coaching is done is a change in the behavior of members and members can meet their daily needs.

In village development, the availability of accurate village profile data has an impact on its consistency policy direction.  However, there are some problems that are encountered to be able to update it including the quality of human resources, finance and infrastructure. Therefore, Community Service Program (PKM) activity is intended to provide knowledge about the importance of updating data in planning village development and helping the government update profile data and potential of their villages. The method used is training in updating basic data based on family data which is carried out by providing material and its implementation in the field. Community Service Program can be carried out according to the planned schedule, especially in the provision of training materials. Meanwhile, implementation of material in the training could not be carried out because it was constrained because lack of information technology. However, in general the Community Service Program in Neglasari Village was going well, marked by an increasing participant knowledge and an acceleration of online data updating assisted by students who were doing Community Service Program. Indirectly, this achievement at the same time show that the obstacles faced by Neglasari Village were not only on its human resources but rather on aspects of financial support and infrastructure. The actual presence from the government is needed to support the updating of the profile and potential data of this village because it is not only the village institution that requires it, but rather the central and regional governments.