Reviving the Potential of "Black Gold" in Tampak Siring Village
A total of 10
students from the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Study Program,
Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Udayana University consisting of I Kadek
Darmawan, Anak Agung Satya Purwanananda, Ni Luh Gede Enjelina Ayu Maheswari,
Yunita Kusumaning Ratri, I Putu Adi Dharmadiaksa Putra, Sultan Volda Martua
Haloho, Stevanus Theodore Tegar Dwisatya Wibawa, Theo Federik Simanjuntak, I
Made Andika Yasa Pramana, Ni Made Vina Trisnawati, under the guidance of Mr.
Gede Arda, S.TP., M.Sc. Ph.D, succeeded in preparing the 2023 Independent MBKM
Bina Desa proposal which took place in Tampaksiring Village, Tampaksiring
District, Gianyar Regency with the title Increasing Vanilla Farming Capacity in
Tampaksiring Village, Tampaksiring District, Gianyar Regency to Become One of
the Bali Organic Vanilla Farmer Clusters. The main program of this village
development activity is to revive the existence of vanilla plantation products
which were once cultivated in this village and were once referred to as black
gold. This village development program takes a systems approach model in
carrying out its program.
The MBKM Bina
Desa activities carried out are targeted to be completed in December 2023. This
program tries to establish two parties to create a more sustainable
collaboration, namely vanilla farmers and PT. Jivatman Bali acts as a processor
of vanilla products and also an exporter. This collaboration is said to be the
formation of the Tampaksiring vanilla cluster which will directly become part
of the All Bali Vanilla Farmers Association (PPVSB). With this approach, the
farmer's position will be stronger because it includes a process of building
farmer capacity through training and mentoring as well as networking with all
vanilla farmers in Bali. Of course, the formation of commitment among farmers
to join the Balinese vanilla system developed by PT. Jivatman Bali is an
important point in starting this program. The initial data obtained can be used
as a starting point to start planting program ideas. Follow-up programs
initiated can be aimed at expanding existing ideas (horizontal) or
strengthening ideas that have been agreed upon (vertical) so that everyone who
has been successfully gathered will become the bearer and disseminator of ideas
in the future.
Mr. Gede Arda,
S.TP., M.Sc. Ph.D as the supervisor reported that students gained a lot of
experience from the activities that had been carried out, starting from vanilla
plants being cultivated intensively even though they were in a small area.
"There
they observed the condition of the succulent leaves of the vanilla plant which
was growing fertilely and also cut the eve roots that grew in each node of the
stem with scissors. The most valuable thing was that at that time they had the
opportunity to learn how to cross-breed vanilla flowers that had already
bloomed and prepare new vanilla seeds selected from healthy shoots. "From
this experience, they know that coconut fiber soaked in shallot skin can
stimulate the growth of the roots of vanilla seedlings. Apart from that, in
this activity students are also expected to learn directly about social
engineering," he said.
UDAYANA UNIVERSITY