Good News, Three Farmers' Groups In Padang Received Organic Fertilizer Processing Assistance

Farmers spread urea mixed with poison over their newly planted fields, in Nagari Batubajanjang, Tigolurah, Solok, West Sumatra (Antara/Iggoy El Fitra)

JAKARTA - Three Farmer Groups in Padang City received assistance for the development of an Organic Fertilizer Processing Unit (UPPO) from the Ministry of Agriculture worth a total of Rp. 600 million as an effort to optimize the use of organic fertilizers in farming. West Hermanto," said Head of the Padang City Agriculture Service Syahrial Kamat in Padang, as reported by Antara, Friday, October 8. He mentioned three farmer groups who received the aid, namely Sawah Laweh in Balai Gadang, Pisang Saiyo in Batipuah Panjang and Bukik Bulek in Lambung Bukik with their respective -each budget is Rp. 200 million. He explained that the assistance for the development of an organic fertilizer processing unit consists of a building in the form of a compost house and a fermentation tank with a number of units, a communal barn for one unit, eight cattle, and an Organic Fertilizer Processing Equipment (APPO) as well as three-wheeled vehicles. .

Syahrial said the development budget was transferred directly to the farmer group's account in two stages, namely the first 70 percent and the remaining 30 percent after the physical building was completed. also given technical guidance to build and build cattle pens, including buying components needed for UPPO activities. He hopes that the presence of an organic fertilizer processing unit can encourage increased productivity of agricultural products. Farming is expensive and fertilizers are scarce. "Through this assistance, farmers can focus more on using organic fertilizers so that it is much safer for plants and there is no need to worry about fertilizer scarcity because it can be produced by themselves," he said.