Eri Mustari
Agricultural Development in Cipari Village, Sari Mekar, Jatinunggal Subdistrict, Sumedang Regency is currently entering the transition period of agricultural orientation with subsistence patterns to commercial patterns. Meanwhile, regarding the limitation of the use of chemical active ingredients in the agricultural production process in turn it will greatly burden agriculture in Sari Mekar Village, whose level of dependence on chemical pesticides is still high. This dependency will weaken the competitiveness of agricultural products in the free market. Facing this fact seems necessary to immediately try reducing the use of chemical pesticides and transfers it to the type of pesticide that is safe for the environment. One alternative is the use of moles (micro local organisms) commonly used as a starter in making compost or commonly called organic fertilizer. The results of the diagnosis of the problem show that the priority of the problems faced by the rancage farmer group is the price of chemical fertilizers (Urea, SP-36 and KCL) whose rare trends and prices continue to increase, therefore the manufacture of organic fertilizers both solid and liquid is very necessary to deal with chemical fertilizers Expensive and tend to be rare and also as an effort to support organic agriculture.
Application of appropriate technology, the implementation of social care activities in the form of education / counseling / mentoring
The priority of the problems faced by the Rancage Farmers Group is the price of chemical fertilizers (Urea, SP-36 and KCL) which is a rare tendency and the price continues to increase. Pest attacks and diseases on rice plants, so the use of pesticides The tendency is increasing and the price is expensive.