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Prosperous sociaty in terms of livelihoods and having high income to fulfill all their needs are absolute desires, so they can avoid poverty, especially for people in rural areas whose lives depend on livestock farming, such as fish farmers. To avoid poverty, people need a program to be developed their knowledge and insight, with the aim of increasing their business income, as was done by a group of catfish farmers in Kampung Coban, Desa Kanigoro, Kecematan Pagelaran, Kabupaten Malang. Improving the knowledge and insight refered to solve their problems faced, namely the high of production and long harvest period; lack of knowledge and skills on how to select superior seeds and seedlings; and the lack of knowledge and skills in profitable business management. The program activities used social interactive methods in the form of coaching or mentoring and designing their own feed making tools. Based on the results of the activities of using tools and guidance, the catfish farmers can make their own feed mixed with factory feed, and increase the income. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26905/abdimas.v6i2.5285

The prosperous and decent to need of both primary and secondary necessaries life are absolutely needed by every family. So they endeavor to increase their abilities to obtain subsist prosperity by entrepreneurship, as handicraft businesses, palm broom, that made by people in Krajan Hamlet, Kanigoro Village, Pagelaran District, Malang Regency. But for reaching the independent business, they meet many obstacles, such as producted quality lower than factory production; low market opportunities, and business governance out of standardized. Constraints faced by palm broom craftsmen in Krajan Hamlet, Kanigoro Village, occur without guidance and attention from the government. So that we as academics/lecturers take the initiative to foster the broom fibers craftsmen through the Community Service Program in order to improve the quality of their products, penetrate the wider market, and home industry management with good governance. This Community Service method used completely ongoing coaching. Based on the results of that implementation, the product can compete with the factory product broom; an increase in the market, and an increase in the welfare of the craftsman family. By this, creating a good governance management of home industry, and making young adults interest to maintain the palm broom. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26905/abdimas.v5i2.4000