Mentoring Women's Farmer Groups in Utilizing Yard Land as an Effort for Food Security in the Pandemic Period

The objectives of this community service are: 1. assisting women farmer groups in the use of yard land, 2. educating women farmer groups in efforts to food security during the pandemic. This community service was carried out for 3 months, namely April, May, and June 2021 through the following methods: 1) lectures by the implementation team for the Women Farmer Group in Baran village, Cawas, Klaten who attended a total of 52 people regarding food security education in during the pandemic, 2) distribution of assistance for a number of vegetable seeds to be planted in a predetermined yard, 3) assistance in planting and using vegetables as a source of family nutrition. The result of this community service is that the women in Baran Village, Cawas, Klaten who are members of the Women Farmers Group have an independent business in the form of vegetable plants as a source of nutrition that can be used as a share of crop yields: from, by, for the Woman Farmer Group members.

Perilaku Petani Terhadap Adopsi Teknologi M-Bio untuk Pengembangan Usahatani Agroforestri

This study aims to determine the behavior of farmers in adopting M-Bio technology for the development of agroforestry farming. The research method is a survey with data collection techniques: observation and in-depth interviews with respondents. Research variables include farmer behavior towards the implementation of counseling and training as well as farmer behavior towards the adoption of M-Bio Technology. The research was conducted in Setiawaras Village in the Cipigan Insan Mandiri and Dadap Sari farmer groups from July to October 2020. The data analysis used was descriptive analysis with a Likert scale with scores of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 then measured by weighted values. The data distribution was converted into a ratio scale with a score between 0–100. Furthermore, the scores are grouped into: (1) Very Low: 0–20; (2) Low: 21 - 40; (3) Moderate: 41–60; (4) Height: 61–80; and (5) Very High: 81-100. The results showed that the behavior of farmers towards the implementation of counseling and training on M-Bio technology with all its indicators (presentation and practice, attention, comprehensiveness, results and retention) had a score between 80 - 100 so all of them were categorized as very high. Likewise, the behavior of farmers towards the adoption of M-Bio technology for the development of agroforestry farming along with all its indicators concerning cognitive, apective, and conative aspects has a score between 80 - 100 so that all of them are also categorized as very high. Abstrak Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui perilaku petani dalam adopsi teknologi M-Bio untuk pengembangan usahatani agroforestri. Metode penelitian adalah survey dengan teknik pengumpulan data : observasi dan wawancara mendalam dengan responden. Varibel penelitian mencakup perilaku petani terhadap pelaksanaan penyuluhan dan pelatihan serta perilaku petani terhadap adopsi Teknologi M-Bio. Penelitian dilaksanakan di Desa Setiawaras pada kelompok tani Cipigan Insan Mandiri dan Dadap Sari dari bulan Juli sampai Oktober 2020. Analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis deskriptif dengan skala likert skor 1, 2, 3, 4, dan 5 kemudian diukur dengan nilai tertimbang. Sebaran data diubah menjadi skala rasio dengan skor antara 0–100. Selanjutnya, skor dikelompokkan menjadi : (1) Sangat Rendah:0–20; (2) Rendah:21 – 40; (3) Sedang:41–60; (4) Tinggi:61–80; dan (5) Sangat Tinggi: 81-100. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perilaku petani terhadap pelaksanaan penyuluhan dan pelatihan teknologi M-Bio dengan seluruh indikatornya (presentasi dan praktek, atensi, komprehensif, hasil dan retensi) memiliki skor antara 80 – 100 sehingga semuanya terkategori sangat tinggi. Demikian juga dengan perilaku petani terhadap adopsi teknologi M-Bio untuk pengembangan usahatani agroforestri beserta seluruh indikatornya yang menyangkut aspek kognitif, apektif, dan konatif memiliki skor antara 80 – 100 sehingga semuanya juga terkategori sangat tinggi.

Need Based Information Media for Farmers in Hill Regions of Uttarakhand: Implications for Extension

Farmers use different information sources and channels for seeking reliable, timely andrelevant information on improved agricultural practices. Developing appropriate farmereducational and marketing strategies will depend on how farmer groups differ in theirinformation search behavior. Understanding what information farmers need, how they searchfor their information, which sources they depend on for accessing information can help indesigning effective extension programs. The study examined farmer’s communicationcharacteristics with an intent to assess farmer’s accessibility and use of extension mediaand information sources for fulfilling their information needs pertaining to agricultural andallied activities in three hill districts of Uttarakhand state. A sample of 1318 farmers wasselected through a stratified random sampling technique. Interpersonal communicationsources were used more by farmers as these were more easily available and accessible toobtain information related to agriculture. Majority of farmers were categorised as lowsearchers. Gender, primary occupation, land size and education significantly affected searchbehaviour of farmers. Implications for policy and extension have been given for improvinginformation dissemination among farmers of hill regions. Emphasis on extension systemproviding a context for the flow of authentic knowledge through authentic media amongfarming communities on an equal basis is emphasized.

Sosialisasi dan Pendampingan Digital Marketing di Era Pandemi Covid 19 Pada Kelompok Wanita Tani Kelurahan Tembong Kota Serang

Covid 19 has an impact on the economic decline evenly, one of which is the level of people's purchasing power decreases. Coupled with the existence of social restrictions that do not allow people to interact with each other, it greatly affects sales revenue, especially marketing that still uses and relies on conventional systems. Therefore, there is a need for assistance to do digital marketing, especially in this era of sophisticated technology. Because it is undeniable that online marketing is an alternative, not just to keep up with the times, but also a way to adapt to the pandemic conditions that have not subsided. The purpose of this activity is to conduct socialization and assistance to the community, especially women farmer groups regarding how to make product packaging techniques attractive and marketing techniques through digital, with the hope that people will not only do conventional marketing but also digitally. The method used is by socializing or delivering digital marketing materials and theories, as well as direct practical assistance on how to package products, take product photos, use social media, and so on. From the assistance that has been carried out by women farmer groups, they can apply social media including whatsapp and facebook as a means of making sales so that the products or agricultural products they market more attract the wider community

PENDAMPINGAN MASYARAKAT DALAM BUDIDAYA PORANG SECARA AGROFORESTRI SEBAGAI RINTISAN DESA ALASOMBO, SUKOHARJO SEBAGAI SENTRA PORANG

<p><strong><em>Community Assistance in Porang Cultivation in Agroforestry to Realize Alasombo as a Porang Center. </em></strong>Land conditions in Alasombo Village, Sukoharjo Regency, Central of Java potentially to be developed as a centre for porang (<em>Amorphophallus muelleri</em> Blume). The purpose of community service (PKM) is to introduce and improve skills in agroforestry cultivation of porang to realize Alasombo as a porang centre. PKM partners are ASSTI Farmer Groups and Youth Groups in Bende, Alasombo. The methods used were focus group discussion (FGD), cultivation practices, and evaluation. The activity was carried out from April to December 2020. Cultivation practices were carried out in Bende. The results of PKM activities show that 52.2% of the people know that for porang tubers have a high selling price and are very potential as an export commodity, 60.9% of the people do not know how to cultivate porang properly, 56.53% do not know that porang can be produced by agroforestry, and 95.5% people do not understand that the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil affect the growth and yield of porang. Assistance by universities is essential for the transfer of knowledge and technology to the community. Continuous assistance activities need to be carried out to make Alasombo a centre for <em>Amorphophalus</em> sp. `</p>

Pendampingan Agribisnis Anggrek Hibrida di Kecamatan Matesih Kabupaten Karanganyar

<div data-canvas-width="511.892564516129"><em><strong>The Assistance of Hybrid Orchid Agribusiness in Matesih District Karanganyar Regency</strong></em>. Matesih District of Karanganyar Regency is known as the center of ornamental plants including orchids. However, most of the farmers grow orchids by raise the juvenile orchids into adult orchids which are then sold. Farmers have not been able to produce seedlings as well as to transfer plantlets from tissue culture bottles to media in pots. These community service programs aim to provide knowledge and increase the skills of partner farmers in acclimatizing hybrid orchids. Therefore they can transfer orchid seeds with a high success rate and earn higher profits from their orchid agribusiness. The program was carried out in Plosorejo Village, Matesih District, Karanganyar Regency from April to October 2020. Partner farmers consist of two farmer groups, namely the farmer group of RT 002 RW XIII and Tani Rejo IX. This program has succeeded in increasing the knowledge and skills of partner farmers in acclimatizing hybrid orchids. In terms of business, this program is profitable because based on the calculation with a capital of Rp869.000, 00 generates a profit of Rp1.311.000,00 per four months with a BC ratio of 1.5.</div>

Hubungan antara Respon Petani pada Kegiatan Pelatihan Usahatani Cabai Paprika (Capsicum Anumm Var.Grossum) dengan Peningkatan Produksi dan Pendapatan

The problem in this study is that the demand for paprika chili continues to increase, along with population growth, nutritional fulfillment, supermarkets, restaurants and export markets. but production so that the level of paprika chili production is still low in Indonesia. The efforts that have been taken are by forming legal entity farmer groups such as the Golden Gate Agricultural Cooperative in Cibodas Village, Lembang District, West Bandung Regency. Koptan G.E Aside from being a provider of saprotan and marketing containers, it is also a vehicle for learning for farmers. Educating member farmers is the main focus of this cooperative work program. The education program held at the G.E Cooperative is in the form of training. To increase the production of paprika chili, the G.E Cooperative held a training on paprika chili farming. This study aims to determine the relationship between the response of farmers to the training activities of paprika chili farming on the increase and production at the Koperasi Gerbang Emas Cibodas Village, Lembang District, West Bandung Regency. To achieve this goal, the type of research used is the case study method that takes the sample by means of saturated samples. The number of respondents was 16 paprika chili farmers who were members of the Gerbang Emas Cooperative who participated in the training of paprika chili farming in 2016. The conclusions from the research are: The application of cultivation techniques to the training of paprika chili farming at the Gerbang Emas Cooperative includes a good category with a cumulative score of 380 (87.96% of expectations). Increased production and income of farmers from GE Koptan members after applying the technical training included in the good category with a cumulative reality score of 262 (77.97% of reality). From the calculation results obtained rscount for 0.64 while rstable for N = 16 and α = 5% or 0.05 for the two-party test get 0.49. This means rscount > rstable or 0.64> 0.49. This means that Ho is rejected, thus there is a significant relationship between the response of farmers to training in paprika chili farming on increasing production and income .

Pemanfaatan Jerami Padi dan Arang Sekam sebagai Pupuk Organik dan Media Tanam dalam Budidaya Kedelai

<p><em><strong>Composting of Rice Straw for Organic Fertilizer and Manufacturing Rice Husk Charcoal as Planting Medium in Soybean Demonstration Plot.</strong> Agricultural waste is the residue from an agricultural business activity, which if left unch</em>ecked can have a negative impact on the environment. Agricultural waste such as rice straw can be used for organic fertilizers because it has high potassium and lignin content. The purpose of this community service activity is to increase the knowledge and skills of the community and farmers about straw processing through the composting stage as organic fertilizer and burning rice husks into husk charcoal as a planting medium in soybean cultivation. Community service was carried out from July to August 2020 in Pengkok Village, Kedawung District, Sragen Regency, namely in the Subur and Sumber Agung farmer groups. Community service activities carried out are counseling or socialization of the use of straw and husk charcoal as organic fertilizer and planting media, then proceed with demonstrations or practices for making organic fertilizers and husk charcoal which are continued with planting soybeans in polybags with the application of compost and husk charcoal that have been made. The result of this service activity is that participants or farmer groups can make organic fertilizer from straw waste and husk charcoal independently and can be applied when cultivating soybeans in polybags as well as understanding the stages of making straw compost and burning husks into husk charcoal. The conclusion from the service activities that have been carried out is the understanding of the knowledge of community service participants about the methods or stages of composting in making organic fertilizer and making husk charcoal from rice husk waste for planting media as proven by farmers being able to make organic fertilizer from rice straw which initially becomes waste that is not optimal. used as compost which is made through the composting stage and the manufacture of husk charcoal using the burning method in a funnel and then applied in the soybean demonstration plot experiment in polybags.</p>

Pelatihan dan ToT Ekologi Tanah untuk Penguatan Pertanian Organik pada Kelompok Tani Al-Barokah dan Walisongo di Desa Ketapang

<p><em><strong>Soil Ecology Training and ToT for Strengthening Organic Agriculture in Al-Barokah and Walisongo Farmer Groups in Ketapang Village</strong>. </em>In sustainable integrated agriculture, farmers are expected to be experts in managing agricultural ecosystems. To support this, training and empowerment of sustainable agricultural management can be carried out for farmers. The process of soil ecology training and training of trainers (ToT) is directed at strengthening organic farming and it is hoped that farmers can play a role as a farm manager, able to stand parallel and have an active relationship with the community and have a role in the system built by the community. Therefore, it is proposed the title of PKM-Training and ToT of Ecology Soil for Strengthening Organic Agriculture. The purpose of training and soil ecology ToT for strengthening organic agriculture is to increase farmers' understanding of the importance of ecology in soil management that has been applied so that there is renewal in soil management and building farmer knowledge. Through the Participatory Action Program approach, the Al-Barokah and Walisongo Farmer Groups farmers are very enthusiastic, which is indicated by an increase in understanding of soil ecology. Training and soil ecology ToT for farmers is very important so that soil management is in harmony with nature and increase the understood that soil ecology is part of the global ecosystem, and soil ecology is a process of interaction between ecological components on the level of fertility and crop production.</p>

Problematika Perlindungan Lahan Pertanian Berkelanjutan Pasca Undang-Undang Cipta Kerja

Provisions of Law no. 41 of 2009 concerning the Protection of Sustainable Food Agricultural Land (UU PLP2B) is basically intended to classify a certain area of land that is allowed for appropriate food agriculture activities. This research is to examine the problems of sustainable agricultural land protection after the Job Creation Act and find a solution. The research method is a normative research method with a statute approach and uses content analysis. The findings of this study are changes in agricultural land protection regulations that can cause significant shrinkage of agricultural land and threaten farmer groups for investment. The abolition of the obligation to provide replacement land for affected farmers is not profitable for the farmer, because he will lose his agricultural land. The solution is that the government in determining the location of development projects must avoid the use of fertile/productive agricultural land.