Training on Making Liquid Organic Fertilizer (POC) from Stale Rice in Silaberanti Village, Jakabaring District, Palembang City

Organic fertilizer is the final result of the decomposition of parts or remains of plants and or animals that have undergone engineering, in solid or liquid form. Household waste, one of which is stale rice, is usually thrown away directly into the environment, even though it can still be used, for example, made as liquid organic fertilizer. For this reason, it is necessary to remodel household waste, especially stale rice, into liquid organic fertilizer by utilizing existing local microorganisms. This Community Service aims to provide motivation and knowledge and skills to the community on how to make liquid organic fertilizer from stale rice by utilizing local microorganisms. The location of Community Service was held at RT.28 RW.007 Silaberanti Village, Jakabaring District, Palembang City, on January 30, 2021. The method used was counseling and training to participants on the manufacture of liquid organic fertilizer (POC) from stale rice. The implementation of the activity was attended by 12 participants, who were followed with enthusiasm and discussions and questions and answers during the training. The results of this Community Service show that the service method in the form of counseling, training and question and answer is very appropriate in motivating the community to be able to make liquid organic fertilizer from stale rice.

Community Empowerment Through Red Onion Cultivation with Polybags on 1 Ilir Urban Village, Palembang City

1 Ilir Urban Village is a village located on the Musi River edge. These Urban Village is quite broad, however underdeveloped area compared to other places in the city of Palembang. Many people live below the poverty line, lack green open space, and have inadequate educational facilities. Most of the population earns a living as laborers, while the women are ordinary housewives. To increase the income of homemakers in helping to improve the family's economy, we conduct training to increase community knowledge in red onion cultivation in polybags by utilizing a narrow yard of the house. The purpose of the activity is to provide motivation, knowledge, and skills to residents, especially housewives, by using the house's yard for onion cultivation to increase productivity and welfare. The methods used to achieve the objectives are surveys, counseling, and training the community on the use of yard land for onion cultivation in polybags and direct practice of red onion cultivation. Based on the process and results of the service that has been carried out, the training participants are very enthusiastic and understand and can carry out onion cultivation in polybags.

Simple Farming Business Bookkeeping in Nusa Serasan Village, Sungai Lilin District, Musi Banyuasin Regency

The farming bookkeeping system is still a dilemma for women farmers in Indonesia because most of them do not have complete records of the income and expenses of their farming activities. As a result, farmers cannot determine the price set and the real profit obtained. This community service activity aims to increase the knowledge of farmers, especially female horticultural farmers, about farming bookkeeping and to improve the community's ability to make farming books. This activity was held in Nusa Serasan Jaya Village, Sungai Lilin District, Musi Banyuasin Regency on February 16, 2021. In this activity, the methods used were lectures and simulation practices. The presentation of the material using the lecture method and two-way discussion, followed by the simulation practice of doing simple farm bookkeeping. The results of the training activities show that the knowledge of female horticultural farmers in farming bookkeeping is still low. However, the success rate of participants in making simple farming bookkeeping is still low. Based on the results of these activities, it is recommended that participants receive retraining in filling out farm bookkeeping.

Counseling on Productive Economic Business Empowerment for the Communities of Muara Kumbang Village, Kandis Sub-District, Ogan Ilir District

Empowerment is an effort to create changes in the human environment by using one's own efforts and abilities to meet the needs of life independently. Based on the situation analysis conducted in Muara Kumbang village, Kandis sub-district, Ogan Ilir district, it is very necessary to do community service with the theme of "Empowering Productive Economic Enterprises" (UEP) to improve the community's economic business. The PKM program was held on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 in Muara Kumbang village, Kandis District, Ogan Ilir Regency, South Sumatra. There were 25 participants in the training program. The method used consists of interviews and observations of participants regarding their understanding of the empowerment of productive economic enterprises. The results of the interview revealed that only about 40% of the participants understood it. In the final interview and observation, it showed changes and improvements, namely the increasing number of participants who understood the empowerment of productive economic enterprises, from only 40% to 80%.

Development of Processed Coconut Products (Cocos nucifera L) in the Form of Coconut Chips in Togafo Village, North Ternate City

Community service is an activity that aims to help certain communities in several activities without expecting any form of reward. This community service is focused on processing coconut plantation products (Cocos nucifera .L), which is one of the main plantation products around the service area. Service activities were carried out for the community in Togafo Village, North Ternate City. This training is expected to be able to help increase people's sources of income and increase public knowledge about how to process food from coconut raw materials. The method of activity is carried out by the tutorial method and joint practice. During the training, the participants enthusiastically participated in the activities and actively engaged in two-way discussions. Participants understand and can practice coconut processing techniques into coconut chips, and this can be a business opportunity.

Training of Karamunting Fruit Processing as Natural Dyes in the PKK Group in Tarakan City

The agricultural sector is a source of income for residents in Tarakan City, especially SMEs that process agricultural products into various food products. These products are processed with synthetic dyes, which pose a health risk if consumed in excess overtime. Natural dyes from plants can be used to produce safe food products, one of which is Karamunting fruit. This training aims to provide knowledge as well as the practice of processing Karamunting fruit into natural food and beverage coloring. This training is aimed at partner institutions, namely the PKK group from RT 9 and RT 11 Pamusian Village, Central Tarakan District, Tarakan City. This activity is carried out using training and mentoring methods. The method used is the lecture method, with the practice being evaluated with a questionnaire to measure the effectiveness of the activities to increase the knowledge and skills of participants. The results of this activity are that 1) participants have a positive perception of the training provided; 2) participants gain new insights and knowledge about the benefits and efficacy of Karamunting fruit. 3) Participants gain new skills and experience; 4) Participants interested in expanding business opportunities for Karamunting fruit processing.

Application of Biofertilizer on Rica Plants in Pangkalan Gelebak Village, Banyuasin Regency

The farmers in Pangkalan Gelebak Village have the problem of their low agricultural productivity. The high price of chemical fertilizers causes the ability of the population to purchase fertilizers to be deficient. As a result, agricultural production is still far from optimal. In addition, rice straw left alone in rice fields can become a nesting place for pests such as rats, leafhoppers, and others. Therefore, it is necessary to transfer information on appropriate science and technology, which is environmentally friendly, to overcome the problems of farmers in Pangkalan Gelebak. One way to overcome this is to provide counseling about the importance of processing rice straw into biofertilizers to increase production, train, guide, and practice techniques for making biofertilizers made from rice straw to increase agricultural production, especially rice, and practicing application techniques for biofertilizer made from rice straw. Rice straw is the raw material for rice plants for farmers in Pangkalan Gelebak Village. The method used is to make demonstration plots of rice plants organically, counseling about the importance of processing rice straw into biofertilizers to increase production, carried out from February to June 2018. The results of using 400 kg/ha + 50 % chemical fertilizers can increase rice production from 3,5 tons/ha to 5,6 tons/ha (60,00% increase) when compared to using chemical fertilizers.

Bio-nematicides Processing from Chicken Manure Waste Enriched with Trichoderma sp Fungi in Pangkalan Gelebak Village

The negative impact of using synthetic pesticides is harmful to health and damaging the environment. Pesticide residues can endanger health and reduce the competitiveness of agricultural products. The use of pesticides includes synthetic nematicides being suppressed or even avoided. One alternative to nematode control that is safe for health and environmentally friendly is bionematicide in organic chicken manure enriched with Trichoderma sp. Production of bio nematicides is an option to be applied by the farmer. This method of making bio nematicides uses simple technology, is practical, inexpensive, and easy to do at the farm level. In addition, the manufacture of this bionematicide will increase the benefits of chicken manure waste. This Community Service Activity that carried out in Pangkalan Gelebak Village, Rambutan District, Banyuasin Regency, on May 6, 2020. The result of this activity is that the farmers are very enthusiastic and motivated to make bionematicide. The bio nematicide produced is expected to control root-knot nematodes on cultivated plants to increase crop production and reduce dangerous synthetic pesticides. Bio nematicide uses are free from toxic pesticides, safe for health, more environmentally friendly, and will ultimately improve the welfare of farmers

Fermented Cocoa Beans (Theobroma cacao L) in Southeast Aceh District

One of the productions of the agricultural industry that has a fairly high foreign exchange value for our country is cocoa, but our cocoa production is still of low quality. To get good quality cocoa, good processing must be done. Fermentation of cocoa beans is one way to improve the quality of cocoa so that it can be sold in national and international markets. The purpose of this activity is to help cocoa farmers, especially in Southeast Aceh district, in improving the quality of cocoa production, so that the cocoa products of Southeast Aceh farmers can compete in trade both locally and abroad. The implementation of this activity is carried out through training to improve the quality of cocoa. There are several activities, namely: Sorting Cocoa, peeling cocoa pods, fermenting cocoa pods for 5 days and the last step is drying until the moisture content of cocoa pods reaches 7%. The result of this activity is to increase the knowledge of cocoa farmers in Southeast Aceh Regency in order to improve the quality of cocoa beans, so that cocoa sales can be accepted and compete in the market.

Utilization of Waste Fabric into Economic Value Products in Sawah Lebar Village, Bengkulu

Patchwork waste is an inorganic waste that is difficult to be decomposed by the environment. Patchwork waste is often a problem because many convection industries only allow patchwork waste to accumulate and then be burned and become environmental pollution because it creates smoke and gases that are not good for health. Therefore, it is necessary to reuse the patchwork waste into products that have selling power and aesthetic value. The implementation method in this service activity starts from field visits/initial observations regarding partner conditions and problems, offering solutions and program socialization, program implementation which begins with lectures on the importance of utilizing patchwork waste and demonstrations and the practice of making these products. This service activity aims to change the awareness and concern of the people of Sawah Lebar Village towards the existence of inorganic waste around the environment, especially patchwork and to equip mothers to be creative in processing patchwork waste into goods that have selling power so that they can help the family economy. The service activities that have been carried out provide education to the community around the Sawah Lebar Village, Bengkulu City, especially RT 02 about the importance of processing patchwork waste so that it becomes a product of economic value. This service activity is carried out in two stages, namely: 1. Counseling on the importance of processing patchwork waste, 2. The tutorial on processing the patchwork waste into a more useful product, namely the mask connector.