Gegerbitungkabupaten Sukabumi Introduction To The Utilization Of Sheep Feces Waste Becoming Bokashi Fertilizer In Buniwangi Village, Gegerbitung District, Sukabumi Regency

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Buniwangi Village, Gegerbitung District, Sukabumi Regency has a land area of 640 ha with a population of 4,284 people. Buniwangi Village has potential in the livestock sector, especially in sheep farming. The population of livestock in Buniwangi Village is 326 sheep. However, sheep waste (feces) has not been properly utilized by farmers, so innovative communication is needed regarding the use of sheep waste (feces) into bokashi fertilizer. The purpose of the study was to analyze the level of knowledge, attitudes, and skills of farmers in theutilization of sheep waste (feces) into bokashi fertilizer in the Prosperous Farmer Group and DivaFarmer Group as many as 54 farmers, data collection was carried out through closed questions.The analysis used was descriptive statistics and t-test. The analysis tool used by Ms. Excel andIBM SPSS Statistics ver.25. The results of the study showed that there was a difference in the level of knowledge of farmers before and after counseling (sign 0.000), the attitude of farmers showed strong agreement (61.1%), and the skills of farmers showed skill (72.2%) from 54 farmers in the use of sheep waste (feces) into bokashi fertilizer.