Sekolah Tangguh Pangan dan Pertanian: Edukasi Pertanian Terpadu dan Keamanan Pangan di Sekolah Semai Kabupaten Jepara Provinsi Jawa Tengah

Abstract

Educational institutions, such as schools, have underutilized yard areas. In fact, it can be optimally utilized in agricultural activities. In addition, every school has a canteen that provides food and drinks for students. However, to date, there has been no integration between managing agricultural production facilities and managing school canteens. Sekolah Semai has initiated nature-based learning by developing school gardens. However, the development of school gardens still encounters many obstacles, such as a lack of knowledge, human resources, and capital. The method of this community service activity uses extension, focus group discussion, and direct practice. The participants of this community service activity are teachers, garden managers, canteen managers, and primary school students from grades 1 to 6. This activity results in training and group discussion on schools adapting to food and agriculture, integrated agriculture, and implementing safety through GMP, SSOP, and HACCP. Direct practice with students is carried out by making planting media and sowing plant seeds. Another result was a 20% increase in training participants' knowledge and understanding.