Empowerment of Women Farmers Groups (KWT) in Efforts to Utilize Medicinal Plants (Biofarmaka) in Randusongo, Turi

Abstract

Abstract. Drugs are substances that can be used to cure disease. Synthetic drugs in the process of work usually cause unwanted side effects. Therefore, people usually switch to medicinal plants. Medicinal plants are alternatives to plants that are cultivated in the yard of the house and are used as a source of family medicine. The farmer women's group in Randusongo, Donokerto, Turi has already used their yard but has not yet been directed towards cultivating medicinal plants specifically. This is becoming the initial plan to empower farmer women's groups in the cultivation of medicinal plants. The purpose of this service is to increase the empowerment of women farmers in utilizing agricultural land through the cultivation of medicinal plants. The program implementation method was preceded by environmental observation, then the program implementation uses lecture/discussion methods, training, demonstrations, and cultivation assistance. Evaluation was carried out at the beginning and end of the activity through the Pre-Test and Post-test. The results of the service activities show that the service partners begin to understand the use of several family medicinal plants. Based on data from 13 KWT administrators, it is shown that there was an increase in the average pre-test and post-test scores from 46.2 to 85.4. Service partners have also begun to use medicinal plants such as emprit ginger, white turmeric, and black kencur. In the future, these three plants will become the main priority to be developed in the area.