Fertilizer Independence through Organic Briquettes
JAMTANI-Indonesia Peasant Community Organization
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General performance
Unintended positive side effects of practice
Unintended negative side effect of practice
Knowledge and skills required for practice
Labour required for practice
Cost associated with practice
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the cost of raw materials is very cheap because it utilizes locally available potential (livestock manure, azolla, etc.). However, to procure a massive briquette printing machine, quite large funds are still needed.
Does it work in degraded environments?
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organic raw materials from local potential also can restore of land and soil condition
Does it help restore land?
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Applying conventional fertilizer (powder) to flooded land is not effective and becomes a problem because the fertilizer will be washed away or lost. By adding organic material to briquette fertilizer, you can certainly restore the soil's capacity to become a growing medium for plants.
Climate change vulnerability effects
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utilizing local potential like livestock manure can help for decrease reduce ammonia emissions, Intermittent water and also nir-using chemical fertilizers of course reduces nitrous oxide emissions.