PEMANFAATAN LIMBAH PELEPAH KELAPA SAWIT SEBAGAI PUPUK ORGANIK, PIRING ANYAM DAN BRIKET ARANG DI DESA LADANG PERIS, BAJUBANG, BATANGHARI

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Desa Ladang Peris di Kecamatan Bajubang, Kabupaten Batanghari, Provinsi Jambi, memiliki potensi pemanfaatan limbah pelepah kelapa sawit karena sekitar 70% wilayah desa merupakan perkebunan sawit sehingga setiap tahun dihasilkan pelepah dalam jumlah besar. Di sisi lain, sekitar sepertiga penduduk berada pada usia produktif dan memiliki minat terhadap pengelolaan potensi lokal. Namun, potensi tersebut belum termanfaatkan optimal karena keterbatasan pengetahuan teknis dan belum adanya contoh praktik pengolahan limbah. Program Inovasi Desa (Pro-IDe) BEM UNJA 2025 merespons kondisi ini melalui pengenalan konsep zero waste sekaligus pembangunan sistem pendukung berupa pendopo dan kelembagaan Sanggar Tani. Kegiatan yang dilaksanakan meliputi penyuluhan, pelatihan pembuatan pupuk organik berbahan pelepah sawit, pelatihan piring anyam, pelatihan briket arang, serta pelatihan pemasaran digital agar produk tidak berhenti di tahap pelatihan. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan bahwa seluruh paket pelatihan dapat diikuti peserta dan kelembagaan lokal terbentuk, sehingga keterampilan dapat dilanjutkan secara mandiri dan diharapkan mampu menekan biaya pupuk sekaligus membuka peluang pendapatan rumah tangga.

Ladang Peris Village in Bajubang District, Batanghari Regency, Jambi Province, shows strong potential for utilizing oil palm frond waste because about 70% of the area is planted with oil palm, producing large amounts of fronds annually. At the same time, roughly one-third of the population is of productive age and interested in developing local resources. However, this potential has not been fully realized due to limited technical knowledge and the absence of practical models for processing oil palm fronds into value-added products. The Village Innovation Program (Pro-IDe) of BEM UNJA 2025 addressed this gap by introducing a zero-waste concept and establishing supporting systems, namely a training pavilion and the local “Sanggar Tani.” The program delivered a series of activities—awareness sessions, trainings on organic fertilizer production from palm fronds, woven-plate crafts, charcoal briquettes, and digital marketing—to ensure that products can be introduced to the market. The results indicate that participants were able to follow all training modules and that a local institution was formed, enabling skills transfer and potential reduction of fertilizer costs as well as additional household income.