Dirty Business for All

He shares his innovation on livestock waste management to 13 groups of farmers and ranchers in Bantaeng, South Sulawesi. This year has produced 3,000 tons of compost at a price of Rp800 per kilogram.

September 25, 2012

When you visit the house belonging to Agus Saptana Darmawan on Jalan Monginsidi, Bantaeng, South Sulawesi, we may find not only a car and spilled oil. We will find sacks of manure. They stink, of course. But it is worth the benefits. Fortunately, this year we have sold 3,000 tons of compost. The price per kilogram is Rp800," Agus told Tempo. In other words, water buffalo dung, cow dung, etc. which are usually thrown away are now generating Rp2.4 b

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