DEVELOPMENT OF BIO-FERTILIZED EGGPLANT PLANT IN CAMPAGAYA VILLAGE

Campagaya Village, Takalar Regency is one of the central areasdevelopment of food and horticultural crops, including cropseggplant. However, most farmers still rely on synthetic chemical fertilizersintensive activities which can reduce soil fertility in the long term. Thereforethe Service Team from the University's Faculty of Agriculture and Mining Land BioremediationIndonesian Muslims strive to provide counseling and assistance tofarmers in managing soil fertility based on biological fertilizers and developingCultivating eggplant plants that are environmentally friendly and productive, resulting in sustainabilityagriculture is maintained.

This activity is part of the Community Service Institute program(LPKM) UMI which was carried out by Prof. Dr. Ir. St. Subaedah, MS and Dr. Ir. Mais Ilsan,MP (Lecturer at the Faculty of Agriculture and Bioremediation of Mining Lands) and StudentsFaculty of Agriculture, Agrotechnology Study Program.

This activity was in partnership with the Campagaya Farmers Group and was attended not only byfarmer groups, but also the Women's Farmers Group (KWT) and participated by the Village HeadCampagaya. Participants were very enthusiastic about taking part in this activity, because apart from being an activityThis outreach activity was also followed by a demonstration of the development plotbiofertilizer-based eggplant plants, starting from seeding, planting,maintenance until harvest. Apart from that, the impact of this activity is a decreaseuse of chemical fertilizers, which can reduce farming costs and crop yieldsvegetables that are safe from chemicals.