Empowerment of Women's Groups in The Penajam Paser Utara River Through Oyster Mushroom Cultivation to Improve The Economy

The public currently demands oyster mushrooms to meet food needs. This can be seen from demand, which continues to increase every year. The high demand for oyster mushrooms is still not met. Many are still imported from outside the region. The price of oyster mushrooms is relatively lower than other protein sources, so the demand for consumption is quite high, but this has not been balanced with balanced production. This activity was carried out at the Korpri housing complex, Sungai Parit, North Penajam Paser, a residential area with the majority of residents working as civil servants and private employees, mostly by the head of the family. With this incident, mothers in the area have more time to do other activities outside of work as housewives. The problem was the lack of knowledge among mothers in this area about oyster mushroom cultivation, which can help increase family income. This community service activity was carried out in four stages: field observation, socialization of oyster mushroom cultivation, cultivation training, harvesting techniques, and marketing of oyster mushroom cultivation results. The results of the activity were in the form of making a mushroom house that produces 2-4 kilos of oyster mushrooms daily.