In order to support efforts to handle and process organic waste, the Community Service Team of Lecturers in the Industrial Chemical Engineering Technology Study Program (TRKI) at the Diponegoro University Vocational School (SV UNDIP) together with students held an Organic Waste Processing Training Program at SMKN 3 Kendal using the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) maggot media. This activity is an implementation to support Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) #12, which can also tackle organic waste and serve as a means of education through training and community empowerment. The Service Team consists of lecturers, namely Mohammad Endy Julianto, S.T., M.T., Anggun Puspitarini Siswanto, S.T., Ph.D., and Hermawan Dwi Ariyanto, S.T., M.Sc.., Ph.D. along with students: Deas Oky Pratama, Malika Pintanada Kaladinanty, and Nisa Eka Rahmania.
Maggot is a term that refers to fly larvae, especially the larvae of black flies or green flies. These larvae are the initial growth stage of flies before they turn into adults. Maggots are often found in rotting organic material, such as food waste, plant waste, or other organic material. Magot is known for its role in the decomposition of organic matter. Maggots eat decaying organic matter and aid in the decomposition process. Due to its ability to break down organic waste, maggot has been used in various contexts, including to process organic waste into valuable organic fertilizer. Apart from that, maggot is also known as a term that refers to fly larvae, which have various roles in decomposing organic waste and other sustainable practices.
In collaboration with SMKN 3 Kendal, a partner, this organic waste processing training program was held on Thursday, November 30, 2023. The training includes exposure related to mechanisms for dealing with maggot-based organic waste by means of biological decomposition, organic waste decomposition process, reducing waste volume, and utilization as organic fertilizer and animal feed.
Abdul Malik Nugroho, S.Pd.T., as Principal of SMKN 3 Kendal, hopes that this program will be beneficial for both parties in terms of research and further development. Apart from being a form of collaboration between study programs and the wider community, this service is also a form of responsibility of the entire academic community in supporting the Tri Dharma of Higher Education, namely Education, Research and Community Service. Hopefully, this action can be a solution for maggot or BSF (Black Soldier Fly) cultivation training, can be helpful in dealing with organic waste, and can be fully utilized in various fields, such as the potential for producing organic fertilizer and animal feed. The utilization, of course, can also have a positive impact on the economy. (NS-AS)
