Innovation of Organic Fertilizer and Pesticides Technology Based on Local-Natural Resources to Support Food Self-Sufficiency Sustainibility

Abstract

The condition of soil fertility in the Village Patean and Gedungan is decreasing due to farmers behavior in using excessive inorganic fertilizer. It cause decreasing of the rice yield that can be threatening the sustainibility of food self-sufficiency. A dissemination activities of organic fertilizer and pesticides is needed to change the behavior of farmers. The aims of dissemination are: a) increasing the knowledge of organic fertilizers and pesticides by the members of Sumber Hasil and Aruma Jaya farmer groups, b) developing knowledge of utilizing of local resources for producing organic fertilizer and pesticides c) applying organic fertilizers and pesticides to improve soil fertility and stabilizing the rice production. The activities that conducted to namely: a) Extension of organic fertilizer and pesticide use to improve soil fertility and crop production in a sustainable manner, b) Training of fertilizers and organic pesticides using by utilizing local resources, c) demonstration plots of the application of various kinds of organic fertilizers and organic pesticides on rice cultivation, d) field meeting to discuss the results of demonstration plots of organic fertilizer and pesticide application, e) mentoring the farmers of rice cultivation using organic fertilizers and pesticides from planting to harvesting preparation (tillage, application of organic fertilizer, seed selection, planting system SRI, fertilization, pest and disease control, harvesting). The results showed that the farmer realized that the dosage of inorganic fertilizer used in rice farming was excessive, farmers were full-awared and skilled in the technology of organic fertilizers and pesticides as much as 70% of total local farmers, and more than 3% of local farmers have been applied the organic pesticides and fertilizer on the rice cultivation.