Produksi kompos dari aneka limbah jagung

Abstract

PPUPIK Business Unit Muhammadiyah University Certified Plant Seed Production Center Makassar is a science and technology-based business unit that aims to develop campus entrepreneurship based on research results. The main product of this business unit is hybrid corn seeds, but in the process of producing corn seeds in addition to producing economically valuable corn seeds also produce corn waste which can cause problems if not handled. PPUPIK developed various waste corn compost products for the development of new business units. The production activities of various corn waste into compost products aim to make corn waste as a product of economic value and also as a place of practice for students in the application of science and technology and science-based entrepreneurial activities. The method of implementing the activity is divided into 5 stages, namely: 1) Production of various waste corn compost; 2) Analysis of nutrient content of compost; 3) Product label design; 4) Compost packaging; 5) Promotion and marketing of products. This activity involved students of the Faculty of Agriculture, the University of Muhammadiyah Makassar in the production, label design and promotion and marketing of products. The results obtained from this activity include; 1) students have experience in compost production, label design and product promotion and marketing; 2) the formation of a new business unit in PPUPIK activities; 3) produce economic value products from waste; 4) potential to get IPR.

Kekayaan Potensi Desa Pengasih

“…Namun, jika tongkol jagung dimanfaatkan, maka akan dapat menjadi keuntungan bagi petani. Pembuatan pupuk kompos organik hanya berbahan limbah sisa tongkol jagung saja, yang dibiarkan atau pun ditempatkan di lahan pertanian itu hingga tongkol jagung mengalami pembusukan dan akan berubah menjadi kompos [4]. Bahan dalam pembuatan pupuk kompos ialah batang jagung, EM4, dedak/kotoran hewan.…”

“…Tongkol jagung (batang panjang) adalah limbah yang diperoleh saat buah diambil dari biji jagung. Produk utamanya adalah jagung pipilan dan sisa buahnya disebut tongkol atau janggel [4].…”

“…Karbon bersumber dari selulosa yang dapat digunakan oleh mikroba yang berfungsi sebagai substrat dalam membentu proses fermentasi untuk menciptakan produk yang memiliki nilai ekonomi tinggi. Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk mengoplah limbah jagung sebagai produk yang bernilai ekonomi dan juga sebagai tempat praktik bagi mahasiswa dalam penerapan ipteks dan mengembangkan jiwa kewirausahaan berbasis ipteks [4].…”

Comparison of financial feasibility between hybrid maize farming for seed production and feed production in Bone District, South Sulawesi

“…Maize is one of the carbohydrate-producing food crops besides rice and wheat [1]. So the government makes maize one of the priority food commodities to be developed.…”

“…The current problems in maize seeding are there are not all the high-yielding varieties released that can be adopted by farmers or seed users; the availability of seed sources and seeds spread in the "six right" (variety, quality, quantity, time, location and price) cannot be fulfilled; the performance of seed production and quality control institutions has not been optimal; and also not all farmers use quality or certified high-yielding seeds [1].…”