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Maratua Island is located in Maratua District, Berau Regency, East Kalimantan Province, consisting of four villages namely Teluk Harapan, Payung-Payung, Bohesilian and Teluk Alulu. Maratua Island is included in the border zone or underdeveloped, frontier and outermost (3T) areas. Maratua Island has the advantage of underwater tourism potential and is a leading underwater tourism destination. The increase in tourist visits and the number of residents demand the provision of food ingredients including fresh and quality vegetables. Currently, vegetables are still supplied from outside Maratua Island. The development of land-based vegetable cultivation activities is constrained by (1) on the mainland of the island, there is a shallow soil solum with a high proportion of karst rock cover, (2) sandy soil conditions and a high proportion of rock cover, high porosity and salinity on the coast the beach, and (3) the condition of groundwater/springs which are predominantly brackish. The goals and objectives of this activity are (a) the application of hydroponic technology for vegetable cultivation, (b) the provision of quality vegetable products, (c) the improvement of the skills of farmers/farming families in the cultivation of vegetables using hyroponic technology, and (d) capacity building in the form of increased knowledge and skills in agribusiness management and marketing of agricultural products. Approaches/methods and ways of solving problems: (a) The approach is carried out through discussions, training and making demonstration plots of yard-based hydroponic activities with partner members of the Tourism Awareness Group (POKDARWIS) and the PKK Mobilization Team, (b) Utilizing sources of raw materials abundant local media for hydroponic plants and (c) increasing the capacity of farmers in agribusiness management and marketing of agricultural products. The target location for Community Service activities in 2022 is Payung-payung Village, Maratua District, Berau Regency, East Kalimantan Province with the POKDARWIS target group and the PKK Mobilization Team with a total of 30 members. Activities that have been carried out include: Application of hydroponic technology (Training on making hydroponic installations; Training on hydroponic nutrition management; Training on growing hydroponic vegetable plants; Maintenance of hydroponic plants; Harvesting hydroponic plants), capacity building in the form of increasing knowledge and skills in agribusiness management and marketing of agricultural products ( Discussion and training on the importance of group management, forming a hydroponic cultivation management business group, setting schedules for observing and supervising hydroponic plants)
Keywords: hydroponics, LPPM ITB, Maratua, community service, umbrellas
Mitra mempunyai keahlian tambahan dalam budidaya hydroponik sayuran yang akan menjadi tambahan pengetahuan dan keterampilan dalam pengembangan usaha pertanian, perluasan lapangan kerja dan peningkatan pendapatan