Abstract
Feed is the most significant component of tilapia culture production costs. Various attempts have been made to reduce this cost with alternative feed, including A. microphylla. The research aims to encourage changes in the level of knowledge, attitudes, and skills of fish cultivators about utilization and cultivation of Azolla through the demonstration ponds (Dempond) and increase the production of tilapia by increasing the stocking density and the use of A. microphylla feed. The research was conducted from March 2nd to May 15th, 2021, in Panjalu Sub District, Ciamis Regency, West Java Province. Data were collected by purposive sampling, with observation and interview methods. The data consists of primary and secondary data. The data analysis was carried out in a descriptive qualitative manner. The results showed a change in fish cultivators' knowledge about the benefits and cultivation of A. microphylla by an average of 20.28%, a change in target attitudes by 5.1%, and skill improvement by 28%. There was an increase in tilapia yield from the initial total weight of 121.25 kg to 226.1 kg using 24 kg of A. microphylla as a feed additive for 60 days of culture.
Highlights
The characteristics of the Panjalu sub-district are in the form of highlands and dominant mountains
Tilapia is one type of fish consumption that has considerable potential to be developed because it has a high economic value and has a strong commodity value in freshwater fish farming business activities (Figure 1)
Animal protein obtained from tilapia fish is very beneficial
Summary
The characteristics of the Panjalu sub-district are in the form of highlands and dominant mountains. Tilapia is one type of fish consumption that has considerable potential to be developed because it has a high economic value and has a strong commodity value in freshwater fish farming business activities (Figure 1). The demand for tilapia market consumption in the Ciamis is as much as 10. The average production of tilapia cultivation is as much as 1.6 tons/year. The demand for tilapia's fish consumption in Ciamis Regency is as much as 10 tons/year. A. microphylla is a nail plant that floats on the water surface (Figure 2). Human resources at Panjalu sub-district are fisheries cultivator, which is ± 280 fisheries households with diverse business segments and commodities, the business being carried out is still traditional. The fisheries cultivator in Panjalu sub-district still does not know about alternative feeds that can maintenance the tilapia and make the fish cultivations better. The research aims to encourage changes in the level of knowledge, attitudes, and skills of fish cultivators about the utilization and cultivation of Azolla through the demonstration ponds (Dempond)
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