Progress of the Independent Learning Program Independent Campus Building a Village: Processing and Organizing Village Land for Fruit Garden Tourism Destinations with BUMDES Maju Makmur Kebonalas Manisrenggo Village

Community ServiceHeadline Monday, 22 August 2022

As a form of cooperation between the Faculty of Biology, Gadjah Mada University and the Kebonalas Village Government, Manisrenggo, Klaten, Central Java. The Independent Learning Program Team of the Independent Campus (MBKM) Sukirno, S.Si., M.Sc., Ph.D. and Yousuf Soulaeman, S.IP., together with the MBKM Student Team and with the Village Head (Mr. Supriyanto S.Pd.), Village Secretary (Mr. Suwadi, S.Pd.), Head of BPD, Staff of Bumdes Maju Makmur, and Mr. Sunardi, to build fruit garden as tourism destination, on Saturday, August 20, 2022, coordination was carried out for arranging Master Site Plan for Fruit Garden Destinations with BUMDES Maju Makmur. An area of ​​14,000 m2 is prepared to be built as a tourist destination for fruit gardens, a means of supporting community activities such as an art stage and an MSME center. In the future, this land will be planted with durian, longan, avocado and star fruit commodities as superior products. To support tourist destinations, Kali Putih, which is located on the west side of the land, will also be developed into water tourism.

This Fruit Garden Program is one of a series of forms of the MBKM Village Building Program, Faculty of Biology, UGM which has been implemented since March 2022. After some time ago, a training program for the cultivation and care of fruit plants was carried out, as well as the manufacture of independent fertilizers using insect larvae from the black soldier fly, the village land on Monday, August 22, 2022 began to be processed and arranged. Alhamdulillah, the village government together with the residents are very committed to supporting and implementing this program in a sustainable manner. Hopefully with this program, the Faculty of Biology UGM can play a role in improving the welfare of the people of Kebonalas and its surroundings with sustainable community empowerment programs. In the next few weeks, the MBKM Program will continue with training in fish cultivation, making alternative fish feed with maggot, training for creative SMEs, and digital marketing.