INISIASI KEBUN KELOR PADA LAHAN TIDUR KAMPUS STIKES JENDERAL A.YANI CIMAHI, DAN EDUKASI BUDIDAYA SERTA PEMANFAATAN KELOR WARGA RW06 KELURAHAN CIMAHI

Abstract

The Moringa plant (Moringa oleifera Lam. (MoL)) is dubbed the Miracle Tree, Tree's of Life, because it has been known for centuries as a multi-use, nutrient-dense and medicinal plant, making this plant a very popular nutraceutical and panacean plant in the world at this time. MoL plants contain more various natural compounds than other existing plant types. Apart from containing 46 powerful anti-oxidants that protect the body from free radicals, MoL plants also contain 18 amino acids, 36 anti-inflammatory compounds, and 90 natural nutrients.MoL can be a solution to significant public health and nutrition problems, as well as to increase body immunity in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. The high benefits of this plant make MoL as a plant that has economic benefits, which is very good for efforts to empower the community's economy.

This community service activity aims to develop MoL cultivation activities on campus by utilizing idle land, and educating the public about the benefits as well as cultivating MoL plants at the household level. The outputs of this activity include: Stikes Jenderal A. Yani Cimahi  (SJAYC) MoL Garden, a green house with 1000 capacity, MoL plant demonstration plot, MoL nursery center, post-harvest activity results, documentation activities in an ISBN book, and dissemination on journal. The results of this activity include: a demonstration of a MoL garden and a MoL nursery on the campus of SJAYC, and the community of RW 06 Cimahi, who were educated about the benefits, cultivation and post-harvest processing of MoL plants.

Keywords: Moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam. (MoL)); benefits of MoL for nutrition and health; initiation of MoL gardens on idle land; cultivation and post harvest processing of MoL; community economic empowerment.