Invite Jatirejoyoso Villagers to Turn Garbage into Liquid Organic Fertilizer to Support SDGs 3, 7, 8 and 15

BENEFICIAL: Training Atmosphere of UM in Jatirejoyoso Village, Malang Regency

The Community Service Team of Universitas Negeri Malang (UM), consisting of lecturers and students from the Biotechnology Study Program, Department Applied Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences, held a training on making organic fertilizer from agricultural waste for plant fertilizers in Jatirejoyoso Village, Malang Regency. This activity, which took place at the house of the head of the Family Welfare Empowerment of Jatirejoyoso Village last Wednesday (12/6), was attended by the women of the Family Welfare Empowerment of Jatirejoyoso Village.

Mrs. Didit, as the head of the Family Welfare Empowerment of Jatirejoyoso Village, stated that Jatirejoyoso Village is predominantly inhabited by farmers. Therefore, the training on making organic fertilizer from corn husks and straw waste is very suitable as a skill set for the residents. Until now, corn husks in Jatirejoyoso Village have been limited in use, primarily as animal feed, and have not been used as fertilizer, the same goes for straw, said the Family Welfare Empowerment chairwoman. Hence, the Community Service Team, led by Ratna Juwita Ph.D, innovated by turning corn husk and straw waste into liquid organic fertilizer for environmentally friendly agriculture.

The training activity on making organic fertilizer from agricultural waste also provided new business ideas for the Family Welfare Empowerment women. The Family Welfare Empowerment women in Jatirejoyoso Village, Malang Regency were very enthusiastic about participating in the training and mentoring, as evidenced by the numerous questions asked by the participants. Each participant received a brief tutorial on how to make the organic fertilizer. Ratna hopes that after the training ends, the Family Welfare Empowerment women can practice making organic fertilizer at home and that one day it could become a product of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises in Jatirejoyoso Village. “We provided a set of fermentor equipment and also gave the products we had produced on a small scale to the training participants,” she stated. Ratna also hopes that this training activity can improve the skills of the Family Welfare Empowerment women in Jatirejoyoso Village. “The results of the survey filled out by the participants showed a desire for more training utilizing other village potentials,” she concluded.