Analysis of Socialization Effectivity of Jamnapari Manure and Thickhead (Crassocephalum crepidioides) Leaf Utilization for Compost Production in Kalianyar Village, Bondowoso Regency

Fahad Fauzan Al Munawar (Bogor Agricultural University)
Abdul Latif (Bogor Agricultural University)
Nurman Maulana Ikhsan (Bogor Agricultural University)
Alicia Cherie Chandra (Indonesia International Institute for Life Sciences)
Melody Angel Masadi (UPN “Veteran” Jawa Timur)
Husaini Maulana (University of Lambung Mangkurat)
Danil Eka Fahrudin (University of Jember)
Nur Afifah (University of Jember)
Irma Rahmawati (University of Jember)
M. Rizky Eka Putra Vi Safrillah (University of Jember)

Journal of Agribusiness and Community Empowerment (JACE)
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2023): September

The optimization of Jamnapari manure in Kalianyar Village, Bondowoso Regency has not been considered to be optimal because of the lack of knowledge of farmers regarding its management. This becomes a problem itself as Jamnapari manure has a decent potential to be utilized as compost. Additionally, the thickhead plant is widely spread around Kalianyar Village, but it is also known as weeds by the villagers. The aim of this program is to analyze the effectiveness of the socialization of Jamnapari manure and thickhead utilization as the base materials of compost in Kalianyar Village, Ijen District, Bondowoso Regency. The respondents were chosen through a random sampling method and the t-test is used as the methodology in this research. After the results were proven to be significant, the measurement of socialization effectiveness (ES), which can be measured from the score pretest and post-test obtained by the farmers, was conducted with 11 respondents. Through used method, it was found that the obtained effectiveness value of 81.8% which gives evidence that this program was running very effectively due to the score increase on the post-test compared to the pretest’s score after the demonstration and socialization.