17 Juni 2024. Badung, dewatanews.com - The academic team of the Agrotechnology Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Warmadewa University (FP-Unwar) offers a technology for processing pig manure into fertilizer by utilizing Effective Microorganisms (EM4). EM4 is a group of microorganisms that can accelerate the composting process, improve soil quality. These microbes have a good effect on the quality of pig manure fertilizer. The academic team of FP-Unwar consisting of Ir. Made Sri Yuliartini, M.Si, Ir. Anak Agung Ngurah Mayun Wirajaya, MM, and Dr. Desak Ketus Tristiana Sukmadewi S.Si, M.Si offers pig manure processing with EM4 in the hope that it can help reduce the impact of pollution on the environment. This effort is also a strategy for providing fertilizer to support sustainable agriculture. "
Solid pig manure contains quite high Nitrogen nutrients of 0.95%, Phosphorus 0.35%, and Potassium 0.40%. Therefore, pig manure is very effective as organic fertilizer that will be beneficial for plant growth," said the Head of the Community Service Team, Ir. Made Sri Yuliartini, M.Si on the sidelines of the socialization and training event for making fertilizer using the EM4 method at the Sedana Sari Agricultural and Rural Training Center (P4S), Selat Village, Abiansemal District, Badung on Monday (6/17).
Yuliartini explained that pig manure can be decomposed quickly if assisted by microbes including lactic acid bacteria Lactobacillus Sp, EM4, photosynthetic bacteria and Streptomyces sp. One of the activators that can be used is Effective Microorganisms (EM4). She explained that the application of organic fertilizer technology in agriculture is one of the efforts in sustainable agriculture. Awareness of the importance of sustainable agriculture and the difficulty in obtaining and the high price of inorganic fertilizers among farmers leads to the utilization of cheap, fairly available and environmentally friendly organic waste that can be used as organic fertilizer such as pig manure.
Meanwhile, the Head of P4S Sedana Sari, I Made Suparsa stated that pig manure waste has never been processed and is simply disposed of. The impact causes environmental pollution. Processing efforts are expected to provide added value for livestock groups and meet the need for organic fertilizer needed for planting horticultural crops.
