A community service team from Stisipol Candradimuka led by Arif Rahman Hakim and his colleagues successfully implemented an empowerment program based on biogas innovation and the use of bio-slurry in Banu Ayu Village, Lahat Regency, throughout 2025. Published in July 2026, this initiative serves as an important solution for addressing accumulated livestock waste, reducing household energy costs, and promoting environmentally friendly agricultural practices in rural areas.
Previously, the residents of Banu Ayu Village, the majority of whom work as farmers and breeders, faced serious challenges because most livestock manure was left to accumulate without processing. This condition not only triggered environmental pollution and unpleasant odors, but also made residents heavily dependent on subsidized LPG and firewood with a fairly high monthly expenditure burden, exacerbated by the habit of burning agricultural waste remnants on their land.
To address these challenges, the program was implemented using a participatory approach involving the Ayik Mati Farmer-Livestock Group and the Maju Bersama Farmers Group together with the village government. Through a series of socializations, hands-on practical training on making waste storage reactors (digesters), and periodic mentoring, the community was guided to process cattle and goat manure into ready-to-use gas energy and organic fertilizer.
Program evaluation recorded several tangible achievements for citizen self-sufficiency:
- The biogas installation successfully produced methane gas utilized by residents for daily cooking, significantly reducing LPG purchase expenditures that previously reached IDR 150,000 to IDR 200,000 per month.
- Environmental pollution and pungent odors around livestock pens decreased drastically, simultaneously improving the cleanliness and health standards of the village environment.
- Biogas fermentation residues or bio-slurry were processed into liquid and solid organic fertilizers proven to enrich food crops such as rice and corn, while reducing farmers' reliance on expensive chemical fertilizers.
- The institutional capacity of the farmer groups grew stronger thanks to the formulation of operational governance and independent facility maintenance schedules.
According to Arif Rahman Hakim and the academic team from Stisipol Candradimuka, the application of this appropriate technology successfully realized the concept of a circular economy at the village level, providing a broad impact on the economy and environmental sustainability. This step also supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly regarding the provision of affordable clean energy, responsible consumption and production, and climate change management. This empowerment model is considered highly effective and worthy of replication in various other rural areas.
Author Profile
- Research Team: Arif Rahman Hakim, Saswita, Nopriawan Mahriadi, Abdurahman Arif, M. Rizki, and Ricardo.
- Affiliation: Stisipol Candradimuka and the Master of Public Administration Program at Stisipol Candradimuka, Indonesia.
- Fields of Expertise: Public Administration, Community Empowerment, and Rural Environmental Governance.
Research Source
- Article Title: Community Empowerment of Banu Ayu Village, South Kikim District, Lahat Regency through Biogas Innovation and Utilization of Bio-Slurry in Supporting Energy Security and Environmentally Friendly Agriculture
- Journal Name: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Bestari (JPMB)
- Publication Year: 2026
- DOI:
https://doi.org/10.55927/jpmb.v5i7.50 - URL:
https://journaljpmb.my.id/index.php/jpmb
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