Pare Village, Selogiri District, Boyolali Regency, has a high enough beef cattle, which serves as an opportunity for the community to be developed through an improved economy from beef cattle fattening, both from the main product in the form of meat and the by-products in the form of livestock manure. The utilization of livestock manure into organic fertilizer does not only increases income but also creates environmentally friendly conditions. This study aims to increase the knowledge and skills of farmers through training on the production technology of organic and liquid fertilizers in order to increase their income. It was carried out on May 20th to 16th September 2021 and the method used include Focus Group Discussions (FGD), counseling, training on production technology of organic and liquid fertilizers as well as demonstration plots of both. The materials used in processing organic fertilizers include livestock manure, urea, stardec, and a dolomite while liquid fertilizers include urine empon-empon (galangal, temu ireng, ginger, kencur, turmeric, sambiloto, garlic, dlingo and bengle), molasses and EM4. The result showed an increase in the knowledge of farmers after attending extension and training on the manufacture of these fertilizers which helps to increase the welfare of the community. In conclusion, people in Pare become more empowered with the application of organic fertilizer production technology such that there is an increase in community income.
Kenteng Village has the potential for beef development due to its high cattle population. However, cow dung waste produced by farmers has not been optimally used, hence its additional benefits have not contributed to the community’s economy. This has also led to environmental pollution due to improper waste management. Therefore, empowerment efforts are needed to improve farmers’ knowledge and skills in managing livestock manure to increase their income and create environmentally friendly conditions through training activities on the manufacture of organic bio-slurry fertilizer as well as maintenance and construction of biogas installations using fixed dome plant technology. Furthermore, the training was held from August 15-September 26, 2021, in Kenteng Village, Nogosari District, Boyolali Regency. The empowerment program is implemented through Focus Group Discussion (FGD), extension, training, demonstration plots on the production technology of organic fertilizer and biogas for fuel production. Materials used in producing the fertilizer include slurry obtained from biogas waste and agricultural lime/dolomite. The dome plant constructed contains a digester with 6 main parts, namely inlet, reactor, gas reservoir, outlet, gas transport system and compost pits for degassed animal manure/bio-slurry. The training result shows an increase in farmers’ knowledge and skills on the application of bio-slurry organic fertilizer production technology and the construction of biogas installations as a fuel producer. There was also an increase in their income, which improved their standard of living. Conclusively, the community in Kenteng Village was more empowered by the existence of a biogas installation development program.
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