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Jambi launches agrobiopore urban farming program to address food and waste

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Jambi has launched an integrated urban farming program that combines food production with biopore-based environmental management.
  • The city has about 1,332.60 hectares of urban land and produces roughly 445.78 tonnes of waste each day, creating opportunities to use organic waste for compost.
  • The program will focus on vegetables, chilies and food crops while involving farmers, residents and Universitas Jambi.

Jambi is turning its limited urban land and mounting waste problem into the basis for a new food and environmental program. The city's Agriculture and Food Security Agency has launched integrated urban farming through agrobiopore planting, using biopore infiltration holes known as LRBs.

Agency head Evridal Asri said the initiative responds to rising food needs and the challenge of managing the city's waste. He made the remarks at a coordination meeting and socialization event on urban farming and agrobiopore planting in Jambi on Monday. The event also included the distribution of agricultural equipment to farmer groups and the signing of an implementation agreement between the agency and the Faculty of Agriculture at Universitas Jambi.

The potential of urban land, yards and available open spaces needs to be optimized to support community food security.

· Evridal AsriJambi's agriculture agency chief described how the city plans to use urban land for food production.

Jambi has about 654,194 residents and around 1,332.60 hectares of land that could support urban agriculture. That total includes 376.5 hectares of green open space and 956.10 hectares of urban farmland. “The potential of urban land, yards and available open spaces needs to be optimized to support community food security,” Evridal said.

Organic waste management is integrated with improving soil quality, environmental conservation and the development of urban farming through agrobiopore planting.

· Evridal AsriHe linked composting and biopore systems to the city's urban farming strategy.

The city generates about 445.78 tonnes of waste per day. Officials see the organic portion as a resource that can be processed into compost for farming. “Organic waste management is integrated with improving soil quality, environmental conservation and the development of urban farming through agrobiopore planting,” Evridal said. The program will use limited plots, yards and idle land for vegetables, chilies and food crops, with polybags and hydroponic systems. Biopore holes will also support water conservation.

Evridal said the plan aims to strengthen food security, improve environmental quality and increase public participation in managing local resources. “We want to build an innovative urban farming model based on agrobiopore technology that can be replicated,” he said. Mayor Maulana said the city government would use cross-sector cooperation to address food, waste, environmental and climate issues while building a more resilient and sustainable Jambi.

We want to build an innovative urban farming model based on agrobiopore technology that can be replicated.

· Evridal AsriHe outlined the program's longer-term ambition.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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