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As a religious institution, Islamic boarding schools have enormous potential in advancing prosperity and economic development. They also have a significant impact on the daily lives of the students who attend. Therefore, the Nasyrul 'Ulum Islamic boarding school which is located at Tempuran 12a Central Lampung created an integrated agricultural business unit to advance its welfare and economic development. The purpose of this research is to describe and evaluate the following things: the steps in establishing an integrated agricultural business unit (IFB) in Islamic boarding schools, the business unit carried out is catfish cultivation, where waste from food or leftovers from students is made into catfish feed and catfish wastewater are used as organic plant fertilizer; the results of this process for the economy of these schools; and factors that facilitate or hinder the growth of the Islamic boarding school economic trend. Researchers use a qualitative approach to answer the problem formulation. Research findings show that the Islamic boarding school's efforts to develop its economy through integrated agricultural business units have succeeded in increasing the boarding school's income and creating jobs for the community around the boarding school and especially alumni of the Nasyrul 'Ulum Islamic boarding school and how many jobs are available in accordance with the amount of effort made, source available resources, and the extent to which the community is involved in the program. Apart from creating jobs, it can also increase the knowledge, skills and experience of both local communities and students in the agricultural sector. Especially in the field of fisheries cultivation.    

The Women Farmers Group (KWT) “Guyub Rukun” in Gedog Village has the potential to produce vegetables using an aquaponics system. This is supported by the large amount of waste from catfish farming. Utilization of catfish farming waste is still not optimal. The use of catfish farming waste from the Women Farmers Group (KWT) "Guyub Rukun" RW 13 has not resulted in vegetable production through the aquaponics system. The empowerment activities of the Women Farmers Group (KWT) "Guyub Rukun" RW 13 aim to provide information, training and assistance on how to use catfish farming waste through an aquaponic system to produce agricultural products in the form of vegetable crops and reduce pollution resulting from catfish farming waste. This activity received a positive response from the Women Farmers Group (KWT) "Guyub Rukun" RW 13. From the results of this empowerment activity, the Women Farmers Group (KWT) "Guyub Rukun" RW 13 understood and were able to utilize catfish farming waste.