Shallot is one of the vegetable commodities needed for household consumption. Lately, the price of shallots has increased due to climate change and crop failures that hit many farmers. Apart from farming, farmers are also expected to know about climate change to avoid the threat of crop failure. Based on thedata from the Early Warning System (EWS) of the Directorate General of Horticulture, Ministry of Agriculture, national shallot production in April 2022 was 157.121 tons, while in May 2022 it was 153.513 tons. The data indicated a decrease in national shallot production by 11 percent. Based on data from the Central Bureau of Statistics for East Nusa Tenggara Province, vegetable crop production by Regency/City (Quintal), 2019–2021, shallot production for East Sumba Regency from 2019 was 1.753 quintals, and in 2021 it was 1.385 quintals.

Stube HEMAT by the multiplication program initiated a strategic role in responding to these social problems, especially food scarcity, therefore the training focused on shallot cultivation from seeds (30/08/2022). Some university students, young farmers, and church youth joined as the training participants.

Generally, farmers know that shallots are growing from shallot bulbs, but in the training, the resource person explained that shallot cultivation can be done through seed sowing or direct planting of seeds. The participants admitted that the topic was a new knowledge and they could immediately do it in their yards. The training itself was a form of support for the availability of shallot supplies in Sumba.

Stages of shallot cultivation from seeds namely; 1) Selection of quality onion seeds, resistant to pests and diseases, while Sanren F1 and Lokananta F1 are the preferred types of shallot seeds, 2) Making nursery beds with a width of 120 cm and spreading rice straw over the beds and then burning them, to kill fungi and bacteria in the soil, reduce weed growth, 3) Making spread on the beds with a distance of 15 cm, 4) Mixing the onion seeds with floured fungicide to protect them from fungal and bacterial attacks or prevent bulbs rot during nursery, 5) Sowing the onion seeds on the seedling bed evenly and covered with roasted straw, 6) Watering using a fine sprinkler eye and maintaining a humidity level of up to 90 percent, 7) The seedling time is approximately 35 days, then continue the planting process with a space of 10 cm: 10 cm, 8) it requires 75 days from planting to harvesting. The farmer must pay attention when harvesting in dryland conditions, preparing the warehouse to protect the shallot from rain and dew.

Please have a good time practicing thenew knowledge from the training. Let young people be at the forefront of the supply of shallots and other horticulture in Sumba. ***