Making Bokashi Fertilizer Method from Tea Waste and Cow Manure with Aerobic System

Abstract

Abstract.  Minasa Baji Village has potential that needs to be developed, among others, there is a Glass Tea Factory that produces a large amount of tea waste every day and cow dung waste. Cow dung waste located in the cattle farms and farmer community who manage it into bokashi fertilizer but it has not developed rapidly and has not yet produced income that can bring prosperity to the farmer community processing it. This is due to the fact that bokashi fertilizers production are still limited, resources are inadequate, the business capital is minimal and the management system is not yet professional. Therefore, Pengembangan Desa Mitra Program(PDMP) will be implemented in Minasa Baji Village, Bantimurung District, Maros Regency that aims to increase farmer community empowerment in processing tea waste and cow dung waste. They should be in good quality production and competitive in the market so that it can improve farmar community welfare. Another word, it is expected to be able to increase knowledge for partners on management procedures for managing a business, such as in terms of marketing, financial management, bookkeeping systems, optimizing the institutional functions of existing farmer community, assisting local governments to reduce unemployment and regional income.To that end, farmer community empowerment in Minasa Baji Village is required in processing the potential of local raw material resources to make a quality and competitive fertilizer product in the market continuously