The Appropriate Technology in Cultivating Mushrooms by Street Children in Hafara

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the application of appropriate technology in mushroom cultivation by street children in Hafara. This research method with a qualitative approach with phenomenological methods. Collecting data by observation, interviews, and documentation. Observations are carried out in a participatory, real, disguised, and unstructured manner to ensure that the object in this study is an informant in the location to be studied. Interviews were carried out by random sampling to obtain data and information that could be used in this study. Information can be obtained from the manager of the Hafara social institution, 2 caregivers / coaches and 4 street children who live in the Hafara social institution to obtain information on appropriate technology in mushroom cultivation by street children in Hafara. The appropriate technology in mushroom cultivation by street children in Hafara is very simple and uses easily obtained raw materials. Spraying leri water (washing rice) is carried out after the fungus appears, it will increase fertility so that the mushroom yield is more, so the money earned from the mushroom harvest is more. It is hoped that the recommendations for mushroom cultivation in Hafara can be widely marketed in collaboration with relevant agencies both nationally and internationally.