Open AccessUtilization Of House Yard For Horticultural Crops At The Melati Indah Farmer Group Village Sungai Sorik Kuantan Hilir Seberang Kabupaten Kuantan Singingi Provinsi Riau
Author(s) -
Yoyon Riono,
Elfi Yenny Yusuf
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jurnal karya abdi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2746-3222
pISSN - 2722-8746
DOI - 10.32520/karyaabdi.v2i1.1265
Subject(s) - yard , agricultural science , sowing , agriculture , service (business) , geography , community service , agroforestry , business , horticulture , marketing , biology , political science , physics , public relations , archaeology , quantum mechanics
Horticulture is the study of the cultivation of garden plants. Broadly speaking, it is the study of the cultivation of vegetables, fruits, flowers and ornamental plants. The purpose of this community service is to provide insight and knowledge of farmer groups to use the house yard for planting crops, especially horticulture. The implementation method is carried out by counseling, training and mentoring residents and farmer groups to maximize the results of empowerment. In addition, leaflets as educational tools are given as a guide. The steps were taken: firstly, the lecturers of the agrotechnology study program to residents and farmer groups, secondly, training, starting from the selection of good planting materials. Third, assistance related to the use of household agriculture (home gardens) with horticultural cultivation techniques. The result of this community service program is that the beautiful jasmine farmer group has understood and the benefits of the house yard to be used as a planting area, especially for horticultural crops. From the activities of this community service program, it can be concluded that farmer groups can specifically make use of the empty land and unused land around their homes, especially the existence of empty land.