PENERAPAN TEKNOLOGI SALIBU PADA TANAMAN PADI DI DESA PARIT BARU KECAMATAN SUNGAI RAYA

Abstract

Parit Baru Village in Kubu Raya Regency is one of the villages that has the potential to be used as agricultural land, especially for rice crops. The land in Parit Baru Village is rain fail land that relies on rainwater as a source of irrigation. The characteristics of the land consist of alluvial soil which has a low fertility level. So far, farmers in Parit Baru Village have been carrying out rice cultivation activities for generations, especially in cultivating land for rice cultivation activities. The PKM activity aim to provide solutions to the problems faced by the Farmer Group in Parit Baru Village who want a change in rice cultivation on rainfed land through the application of salibu technology and more efficient use of organic fertilizer. PKM activities were conducted for seven months, from April to October 2023. The activity stages include a field survey/orientation process, initial discussions with partners, infrastructure preparation, outreach on cross-country science and technology, practice of making organic fertilizer using microbial technology, making demonstration plots and mentoring through salibu technology in rice plants. The results of the demonstration plot for rice plants using the salibu technology supported by the use of organic fertilizer show that the growth and yield of rice plants is better compared to conventional rice cultivation techniques. From the results of the activity, it can be concluded that farmers know and understand that the salibu technology has advantages for farmers, including a relatively short lifespan, less water requirements, lower production costs due to savings in land processing, planting, use of seeds and genetic purity is better maintained