Cultivation Of Healthy Rice Towards Food Security For Rural Farming Households

Abstract

The aim of this activity is to empower farmers through KKN-PPM activities in order to increase the food security of farmer households, increase farmers' knowledge and skills in terms of making organic plant concoctions and organic pest concoctions used for healthy rice farming, change farmers' mindsets so that they are willing to try healthy rice farming and its production exceeds previous production, improving land pH and micro elements in the soil, increasing farmers' management skills in managing the results of their farming business, providing opportunities for students to play an active role in helping farmers, increasing economic and scientific levels knowledge, as well as as a field laboratory for students to apply the knowledge gained on campus. Helping students apply science and technology and develop the ability to think analytically and logically, as well as increasing their concern for the environment. The method used to achieve this goal is through farmer involvement/participation, independence in the sustainability of activities, and partnerships between farmers and universities and related agencies with socialization activities, practical training, direct application and mentoring. The results of this KKN-PPM activity are the implementation of healthy rice cultivation and improved management of farmer groups through the transfer of knowledge and technology from students and implementing teams from universities and farmers as targets. Apart from that, there have been changes in the way of rice cultivation in the location of activities full chemical fertilizers and pesticides to minimize the use of chemical fertilizers, as well as increasing production from the previous MT.  The output of the activity is healthy rice, organic ingredients, improvement of farmer group bookkeeping.