EMPOWERING NARROW LAND SIZE WITH HYDROPONIC SYSTEMS FOR HOUSEHOLD IN BANJARMASIN

Abstract

Banjarmasin is the most populated city in Kalimantan Island where the greater part of its
area is located on a peat marsh. This causes the majority of its population have a narrow
land size for gardening. Meanwhile, the price of basic commodities including vegetables
which has constantly risen makes the household monthly expenditure further increased.
In order to overcome the limited land size and to reduce household monthly expenditure
among the people of Banjarmasin, this public service program was carried out. It
constitutes a technology transfer of gardening using hydroponic system. The program
takes the form of workshop and independent practice under the supervision of the
organizing team. The result of the program indicates that major part of the participants
has succeeded while the other part needed to repeat the gardening cycle using new seeds.