Technology for using wood saw waste in the development of oyster mushrooms in Karangsari Village, Sapuran, Wonosobo, Central Java

¹ Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, 55183 Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia
² Department of Automotive Engineering Technology, 55183 Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia
³ Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, 55132 Universitas Widya Mataram, Indonesia
⁴ Magister of Agribusiness Management, Faculty of Agriculture, 55281 Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: aris.sw@umy.ac.id

Abstract

Karangsari Village is one of the sawmill center villages, with 18 sawmills. From these factories, there is approximately 22 tons of sawdust waste every day. To this day, this waste has not been utilized and is simply thrown away, left to rot into organic fertilizer naturally. One use of sawmill waste is to develop oyster mushroom baglog. Oyster mushrooms are one of the agricultural commodities that are suitable for growth and development in Karangsari Village. The purpose of this community empowerment is to introduce and initiate oyster mushroom cultivation to the Karangsari Village community as well as mentoring the Mutiara Karangsari Village-Owned Enterprise. The methods that will be used are socialization, training, demonstrations, and mentoring. Implementation of activities in 2024 in Karangsari Village, Sapuran District, Wonosobo Regency, Central Java. The results of community empowerment show that increasing public knowledge by 95% about the potential for using saw waste to develop oyster mushroom cultivation. Increasing community capacity by 80% regarding oyster mushroom cultivation techniques. Increasing community skills by 60% in creating oyster mushroom cultivation demonstration plots. Increasing public understanding by 75% in managing and analyzing the benefits of oyster mushrooms cultivation. The level of satisfaction and evaluation of community service activities through the use of saw waste to develop oyster mushroom cultivation in Karangsari Village is in the very satisfactory category.