Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Desa Sindangsari Kabupaten Sumedang Jawa Barat dalam Pengenalan Tanaman Murbei sebagai Tanaman Multiguna

Abstract

Purpose: Sindangsari Village is one of the villages in Sumedang Regency with an area that is quite suitable for planting potential crops including mulberry plant. This activity aims to introduce and cultivate the mulberry as a multipurpose plant by empowering the PKK group of women and the Sindangsari Village community group. Methodology: Methods of activity include surveys, interviews, counseling, planting mulberry plants and monitoring. The material or knowledge given to participants related to mulberry includes growing conditions, land preparation, preparation of planting material, planting in the field and harvesting. The activities carried out in the form of planting mulberry in the yards of the participants included determining the spacing, making planting holes, and good planting methods. Results: The result of the activity is the recognition of the mulberry as a multipurpose plant that has the potential to be planted more widely in Sindangsari Village, Sumedang Regency, West Java. In addition, within this activity, some attempt has been exercised to plant mulberry individually by the local community and it is expected that eventually it can bring in additional income and increase agricultural knowledge, especially the science of mulberry plants. The result of filling out the questionnaire that was distributed during the activity was an increase in public awareness, knowledge, interest about mulberry plants by 42.86%, 71.71%, and 28.57%, respectively. Conclusion: This activity was useful in introducing mulberry plants and empowering the people of Sindangsari Village, Sumedang Regency,West Java to plant them. In addition, if the mulberry plant has been widely planted, it is hoped that this plant can be used as a source of income for the community.