Making Liquid Smoke As A Botanical Pesticide In The Garden Of The Department Of Agriculture And Food Security, Belu District

Pembuatan Asap Cair Sebagai Pestisida Nabati Di Kebun Dinas Pertanian Dan Ketahanan Pangan, Kabupaten Belu

Abstract

The Department of Agriculture and Food Security's garden is located in Belu Regency, Fatukbot Village, South Atambua District. This area consists of settlements and agricultural land that focuses on horticultural crops and food crops. The agricultural land is planted with tomatoes, cabbage, large chilies, corn, green beans, curly chilies, small chilies, dragon fruit, beans and eggplant. The official garden is usually managed by competent farmers with the application of modern technology. When the harvest season in the field leaves a lot of waste from the harvest, so farmers take the initiative to utilize the raw materials in making liquid smoke as a botanical pesticide. The aim of this activity is to help the community, especially farmer groups, to utilize organic waste and produce superior, environmentally friendly products. This work is being carried out by introducing an innovative way to turn wood and organic waste into liquid smoke. The technology applied is able to produce liquid smoke as a botanical pesticide. The use of this liquid smoke is as a botanical pesticide. The production of liquid smoke is expected to increase the availability of pesticides to support organic farming in Belu Regency.