Abstract:
The purpose of this research is the empowerment of home business of fish processing industry home business Fish Processing at trading business (UD). Duta Nelayan in Paciran, Lamongan District. The method used is action research with the development of Cold Chain System Application for the realization of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in processing units of processed fish with frozen value, to obtain certification of free sales license in the market, in accordance with the applicable standards of the Drug Control Agency and Food. So the home industry products from UD. Duta Nelayan: like surimi, fishball, and nuggets, can be marketed freely and compete with other fish products. Such conditions are carried out as an alternative problem solving in SMEs that do not yet have adequate standardization and product quality certification, but product diversification has not fully met market demand, and business management has not run well from regional markets. The results show that GMP Implementation in SMEs primarily to manage the production unit layout follows the regulations, and applies the Standard Operating Sanitation Procedure (SSOP) to production processes in cold chain system applications to produce standard products. The certification process reflects a lack of information and understanding to get certified. For that need the existence of government assistance program to empower the home industry business, to get the certificate in accordance with applicable provisions.