Warta Pengabdian Andalas: Jurnal Ilmiah Pengembangan Dan Penerapan Ipteks
Vol 32 No 1 (2025)

Empowerment of Farming Communities to Increase Production Through the Use of Agricultural Machinery in Corn Cultivation Activities in Sitiung Village Dharmasraya Regency

Mislaini Rahman (Department of Agricultural and Biosystem Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Universitas Andalas)
Tuty Anggraini (Department of Food and Agricultural Product Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Universitas Andalas)
Nurwanita Ekasari Putri (Agrotechnology Study Program, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agronomi, Universitas Andalas)
Aries Kusumawati (Agrotechnology Study Program, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agronomi, Universitas Andalas)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Mar 2025

Abstract

This community service activity aligns with the Student KKN activities in Nagari Sitiung, Sitiung District, Dharmasraya Regency. The integrated community partnership program with student activities is carried out to increase corn production through technology transfer using wooden or bamboo hoes with semi-mechanical corn planting tools. The activity methodology is carried out by approaching corn farmers at the Nagari Sitiung partner location, Sitiung District, Dharmasraya Regency, through data collection and counseling activities with a participatory approach. Furthermore, corn planting tools were introduced through training and demonstrations on the corn farmer's land in Nagari Sitiung. So far, many farmers have planted corn manually. This causes a relatively long planting process because the land is very large. The rolling planter corn planting tool provides various significant benefits for corn farmers because it can help increase the efficiency of time and energy in the planting process, thereby accelerating the production stage. This tool also reduces dependence on human labor, directly reducing operational costs. In addition, this corn planting tool can improve the accuracy of planting distances, which helps optimize land production and produces more uniform plants, and it has the potential to increase yields.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jwa

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Subject

Computer Science & IT Medicine & Pharmacology Social Sciences Other

Description

Jurnal Warta Pengabdian Andalas (JWA) Jurnal Warta Pengabdian Andalas (JWA) is a scientific journal managed by LPPM Universitas Andalas. This journal accepts articles related to community services for Indonesian society in field of both life and social sciences. It is published four times in a year, ...