Potensi Sampah Kota Sebagai Bahan Baku Kompos Untuk Mendukung Kebutuhan Pupuk Organik Dalam Rangka Memperkuat Kemandirian Pangan

The quality and productivity degrade of agricultural land resources mainly due to the low level of C-organic content and the fertilizing that do not use organic fertilizers. The way to solve it is by restoring the organic matter to agricultural land through the use of compost or organic fertilizer granules made from compost. Compost should be made from all organic materials that have potential. The high level of municipal solid waste generation with a high percentage of organic matter, contain the characteristics that are suitable to made a good quality compost, in order to meet the needs of organic fertilizer. Compost has the ability to improve and enhance the physical, biological and chemical soil properties. The successful of compost or other organic fertilizer utilization program is mainly depend on the stakeholders support, as well as the confidence of farmers to use organic fertilizer. With the availability of good quality of organic fertilizer, which is given in a balanced way with chemical fertilizers, the quality and productivity of agricultural land resources can be improved to support and strengthen the food self-sufficiency