DENPASAR, NusaBaliThis development was carried out to increase the income of the community in the village with funding from the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education.Head of PKU Unud Program, Dr. Ir Budi Rahayu Tanama Putri SPt MM IPM, when interviewed on Saturday (9/28) explained, the selection of Pering Village as a place to develop Coconut Kefir because it is one of the coconut producing villages with a large coconut plantation area in Bali . So far, the people in Pering Village only use coconut meat to be used as raw material for coconut oil or other food. While the coconut water is thrown away. Yet according to him, the content of coconut water is good enough for health.This is what drives PKU Unud team to use old coconut water into a healthy drink. "Processing, we give coconut water kefir bacteria, it is a probiotic bacteria that is good for our intestinal health. From the source I received, coco kefir is also good for diabetics, can lower blood sugar, "said Budi Rahayu. He said, he had given training to the PKK Pering Village in making this Coco Kefir."There is no special tool in its processing. The important thing is there is a sterile jar, then there is a pan, then there is a starter. Still ordinary. Do not use hi-tech tools, the important thing is bacteria from kefir. So all tools must be sterile so that only good bacteria develop, "she said.Budi Rahayu revealed that Coco Kefir's marketing is still limited to exhibitions. Even his team is currently designing a marketplace for marketing these products. "Our next plan is to do a promotion in Blangsinga Tourism Village. We will try to share this Coco Kefir tester to tourists if it is well received by tourists and can be used as a welcome drink to the tourist village, "he said. Budi Rahayu hopes, with this Coco Kefir processing, it can increase the income of the community in Pering Village, especially for housewives in both villages.Meanwhile, Head of Pering Village, I Gusti Agung Ngurah Arika Sudewa SH, welcomed this activity because it was very beneficial for the community, and hoped that the assistance would be carried out sustainably. The training activity was also attended by Ida Ayu Kade Widiani from the Gianyar Regency Food Security Department and the head of the PKK Pering Village Ibu Ida Ayu Ratna Dwijayanti."We are grateful to the PKU Unud team, hopefully this new processing can further develop the potential of coconuts in Pering Village," she said. * e.g.