Southwest Sumba Regency is one of four regencies in Sumba island. The regency has a land area of 1.445,32 km2 with a population of 338.427 people (Sumba Barat Daya Dalam Angka, 2019). Southwest Sumba regency has prospective agricultural potencies as natural resource assets.

Based on the natural potencies and the people’s activities, most of the people in Southwest Sumba regency work as farmers to fulfill food needs. The activity of Stube HEMAT held in Southwest Sumba (15/02/2021) was designed to respond to the needs of the activists of Stube who live there. Located at the BP3K office of Loura district, the activity took a theme related to the soil as a planting media, pesticides, and spraying technique on horticultural crops.

There was a new atmosphere when the activity was held in Southwest Sumba regency that the participants were very enthusiastic and eager in participating this activity by asking questions from every slide presented by the speaker. The activity itself was not only indoor but also outdoor, to help the participants understand more the material through direct observation in the fields.

The participants hope the activity of Stube-HEMAT can be held frequently in the Southwest Sumba regency because these technical materials were the needs of farmers. This activity is a collaboration of the Panah Merah Young Farmer of Sumba and the Tunas Muda Farmer Youth group of Loura district, Ramadana village. The collaborative works reach young people or church youth, students, and also people who carry out farming as concern on food issues. The smart farmers will be able to produce qualified agricultural products, competitive in the market, and finally, gain sustainable economic impact from agricultural business activities. ***