The Community Service Team of Universitas Negeri Malang (UM), comprising lecturers and students from the Biotechnology Study Program, held a training session on making liquid organic fertilizer from vegetable waste in Malangsuko Village, Malang Regency. The event, conducted at the Malangsuko Village office on Wednesday (10/7), was attended by Family Welfare Empowerment women from the village and aimed to support SDGs 3, 7, 8, and 15.
Mrs. Yetti Sholeh, head of the Family Welfare Empowerment of Malangsuko Village, expressed her gratitude for the training, noting it was the first initiative to utilize household vegetable waste. Led by Ratna Juwita, Ph.D., the team introduced the innovation of converting vegetable waste into liquid organic fertilizer for environmentally friendly agriculture.
The training supports land restoration and biodiversity (SDG 15) while offering entrepreneurial ideas. The women of Malangsuko Village engaged enthusiastically. Each participant received a tutorial, fermenters, and fertilizer samples. Ratna hopes the training will inspire MSME products in the village, boosting the local economy (SDG 8). She also noted interest in further training using other village resources.