Increasing Cocoa Production By Application Agricultural Waste Organic Fertilizer In Lubuk Pandan

Abstract

Nagari Lubuk Pandan including agricultural areas with 262 hectares of rice fields, the potential of straw 1795.49 tons. The untapped potential, straw can provide nutrients and soil organic matter. If all the straw made into mulch produces 1077.29 tons of organic fertilizer per cropping season. Though the issue of farmers is the lack of access to fertilizer. Based on this, has done KKN PPM activities aimed at improving cocoa production, increase farmers' knowledge in the creation and application of organik fertilizer; create a parser from materials that have not been utilized; restore soil fertility; and reduce farmers' dependence on artificial fertilizers. The strategy is prepared to apply is by dividing the students participating in as many as 30 people to Korong- surroundings evenly. Each is fostering a farmer. Each farmer will be given 10 sacks (300 kg) and organic fertilizer applied to crops by the students together. After the activities associated with an increase in cocoa production as much as 25.37% and there are five farmers who are willing to be guided to continue to use organic fertilizers for 2 years. 2017 implementation team plans to continue the program, namely agricultural waste organic fertilizer, applied to rice plants with Jarwo system, in addition to assisting a farmers' cocoa already expressed readiness.