The problem faced by Indonesia in 2017-2018 is the lack of food production which resulted in Indonesia having to import rice from neighboring countries. The low food productivity, especially rice, is due to the large number of shifts from paddy fields to oil palm and others. To boost interest and productivity in the field of rice farming, it is necessary to have innovation and special attention from all parties towards rice farming. In this service activity, the service team innovated the rice thresher machine. This innovation is in the form of adding aisles on the threshing machine. The function of this blowing tunnel is to streamline the threshing process that is able to effectively separate filled and empty rice. The method used in this service is survey and demonstration. The survey method is used to see farmers’ problems in real terms. While the demonstration method is used to introduce technology and innovation to farmers in the process of threshing rice. Problems faced by farmers in the threshing process are a burden both in terms of cost and labor. To overcome this problem, the dedication team made a thresher machine that would be used by the target population in the Sungai Duo area of Sitiung District, Dharmasraya Regency. This activity was enthusiastically welcomed by farmers, especially farmer groups in the Sungai Duo area. Innovation in the threshing process is new and badly needed. With this activity it is hoped that the community will be helped in the process of threshing rice. The rice thresher machine with the blown aisle system is handed over to the kenagarian equipment which will then be managed for community use.
This community service activity aims to overcome problems and assist farmers in the process of handling rice. From the results of the initial review of the service team in the Sungai Duo area, there are several problems or problems faced by rice farmers. Problems faced by farmers in weeding activities. Weeds, which are pests in the form of wild plants among rice plants, are a threat to the growth and development of rice. Usually farmers overcome this problem by pulling out weeds manually, no machine has ever been known to farmers to overcome the weed problem. This activity requires a lot of energy and a long time. This complaint is a problem that will be given a solution. Through this dedication activity, the dedication team offers innovations in making weed removal equipment using machines. The science and technology offered in this activity is the use of a 55 cc engine as a wheel barrow and will be transmitted on a blade designed to eradicate rice weeds. Weed weeding machine innovations were made in a fabrication workshop majoring in Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Padang. Making machines involves students to help the service team in carrying out this activity. From the results of the analysis of innovation weed weeding machines are able to do weeding sugar quickly which is 1 Ha within 2 hours. The results of this innovation were handed over to the target audience, namely farmer groups in the Sungai Duo area of Sitiung District, Dharmasraya Regency. In the handover activity of the religion and farmer groups, they were very happy to welcome this tool. Farmers say thank you for the innovation and attention of universities to the people who are far from the center of the provincial capital.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
hi@scite.ai
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.