Tati Suryati Syamsudin
Red chili, is one of the superior commodities of horticulture in Indonesia. Commodities of red chili can grow and produce well in the lowlands to the highlands, on rice fields or moorings. The IBM activity of the chili farmer group in Lembang Subdistrict, West Bandung � West Java is carried out on farmers who carry out chili crop cultivation activities. Farmers targeted the activities of Tanguni in the Lembang Agri farmer group located in Wangun Harja Village and Giri Mukti farmer group in Cikidang Village. In general, the activity was carried out with the participation approach and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) by involving members of farmer groups and field agricultural extension agents and related parties. The method used in this activity is agricultural counseling in groups through. In this activity the lecture method, instructional, question and answer, discussion, field practice and demonstration.
Application of appropriate technology, the implementation of social care activities in the form of education / counseling / mentoring
There is still a gap between real productivity at the level of farming and potential chili productivity, planting is still concentrated in the main planting season, so supply is not evenly distributed and unbalanced throughout the year. There has been no balance between production with market absorption, which results in fluctuating prices, farmers' institutions have not developed optimally, so that they have not effectively strengthen the position of farmers in marketing, so increasing productivity can still be carried out through increased iptechnical utilization, especially the specific location.