ABDIMAS: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Universitas Merdeka Malang Vol.8(1) February 2023, 103-112 p-ISSN: 2721-138X e-ISSN: 2548-7159 htp://jurnal.unmer.ac.id/index.php/jpkm Hydroponic cultivation training and its product processing for sustainable ecosystems in Lebakgede Area, Bandung City Muhammad Achirul Nanda, Sophia Dwiratna, Kharistya Amaru Department of Agricultural and Biosystem Engineering, Faculty of Agroindustrial Technology, Universitas Padjadjaran Jl. Raya Bandung, Jatinangor, 45363, Indonesia ARTICLE INFO: Received: 2022-09-27 Revised: 2022-10-25 Accepted: 2023-01-02 Keywords: Bandung, Community service, Hydroponics, Product processing, Training ABSTRACT Hydroponic cultivation is considered efective and efcient in terms of time, place, and cost. Postharvest handling must also be carried out properly, such as processing vegetables and fruit in hydroponic cultivation. Therefore, hydroponic plant cultivation training activities and the processing of their products play an essential role in urban communities, especially Lebakgede Area, Bandung City. In general, this service consisted of four main stages, including preparation and planning, implementation, evaluation, and follow-up. The investigation revealed that the majority of participants were housewives (43%), followed by community institutions (29%), others (14%), and entrepreneurs and civil servants (7%). In addition, 76% of participants were extremely satisfed, understanding, and interested in practicing hydroponic cultivation and processing its products. Based on the follow-up analysis, the participants have prepared a hydroponic house that will be managed together to support the supply of food ingredients in the Lebakgede Area. This successful community service positively impacts the community by supplying high-quality vegetables. Therefore, this service activity can result in the formation of a sustainable hydroponic ecosystem and an increase in hydroponic expertise for future generations in Lebakgede Area. ©2023 Abdimas: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Universitas Merdeka Malang This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) How to cite: Nanda, M. A., Dwiratna, S., & Amaru, K. (2023). Hydroponic cultivation training and its product processing for sustainable ecosystems in Lebakgede Area, Bandung City. Abdimas: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Universitas Merdeka Malang, 8(1), 103-112. https://doi.org/10.26905/abdimas.v8i1.8660 Corresponding Author: Muhammad Achirul Nanda: Tel. +62 22 84288828 │ E-mail: m.achirul@unpad.ac.id 1. INTRODUCTION Hydroponics is a method of cultivating plants with media other than soil (Ciptaningtyas et al., 2017; Purba et al., 2021). Media that can be used include red brick, rockwool, gravel, husk charcoal and so on (Perwitasari et al., 2012; Nurifah et al., 2020; Karvinaldi et al., 2022). The most crucial factor for hydroponic plants is the availability of plant fertilizer solutions. Due to the problem of land conversion, which causes agricultural land to diminish, hydroponic agricultural cultivation is becoming increasingly popular in society as a whole (Samihah et al., 2022). Hydroponic cultivation is considered efective and LPPM UNMER MALANG