The Use Of Vermicompost Technology In Supporting Sustainable Agricultural Systems In Taman Bali Village, Bangli District, Bangli Regency, Bali Province

Abstract

The implementation of an integrated farming system aims to maximize the results of all components of the farming business to increase income stably, rejuvenate or improve the productivity of the farming system and achieve agro-ecological balance, avoid the buildup of pests, diseases and weeds through the management of natural planting systems and maintaining low levels of intensity, and reduce the use of chemicals to provide healthy agricultural products, free of chemicals and not damaging the environment. Vermicompost is a compost produced from the decomposition of organic materials carried out by earthworms. Vermicompost consists of the word Vermi which means Worms in Latin and Kompos which means the results of the decomposition of organic materials, so that literally Vermicompost can be interpreted as the decomposition of organic materials carried out by earthworms. Vermicompost Technology Extension is an educational activity for the community, farmers and partner groups of Krama Subak Umajero, Taman Bali Village, Bangli District, Bangli Regency on how to process organic waste using earthworms to produce high-quality compost fertilizer known as Vermicompos. The earthworms used in this vermicompost activity are Eudrilus eugeniae worms or known as African Worms or African Night Crawlers. As a vermicompost medium, cow dung, oyster mushroom baglog waste, banana stem waste and rice straw are used.