Implementation of Good Agriculture Practice (GAP) in chili urban faming program: Evaluation on planting management in Manggala district City of Makassar

This study aims to obtain information about the application of the Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) for chili cultivation as part of the alley business entity program in Manggala District, Makassar City. The research location was determined based on the consideration that in that location there were several farmer groups that had been verified by the Food Security Service Office in several previous programs. This research used descriptive method by observing and interviewing eight sub-districts in Manggala District. The results show the level of application of the SOP for chili cultivation in Manggala District, Makassar City of 64.06% with the highest percentage in Tamangapa sub-district covering the level of application of chili cultivation, namely seeding (75%), planting (75%), maintenance (75%), and harvest (75%). Meanwhile, the lowest level of application was shown in Biring Romang, namely seeding (45%), planting (45%), maintenance (30%) and harvesting (30%). The highest chili production was achieved by the Tamangapa district (200 g / tree) categorized as successful, while the lowest chili production was in the Biring Romang sub-district (100 g / tree) with the less successful category. The most common problems faced by respondents were pests and diseases where the most common pests were mealy bugs and the most common disease, namely fusarium wilt.