BENEFITING FROM

AGRICULTURALWASTE

WHAT IS AGRICULTURAL??

• The agricultural Act 1947 defines “agricultural” as including :-– Horticultural, fruit growing, seed growing, dairy farming,

livestock breeding and keeping– The use of land as grazing land, meadow land, osier

land, market garden and nursery ground– The use of land for woodlands where that use is

ancillary to the farming or land for other agricultural purpose and agricultural shall be construed accordingly.

WHAT IS AGRICULTURAL WASTE???

- Agricultural waste is composed of organic wastes (animal excrete in the form of slurries and farmyard manures, spent mushroom compost, soiled water and silage effluent)

CATEGORIES OF AGRICULTURALWASTE

• Include :-– Natural waste (organic)

•Animals (exp: organic farming)•Plants (exp: palm oil)

WHAT WASTE CAN BENEFIT?

• Animal excretion• Palm Oil

– Leaf– Bunch– Frond

• Paddy (Straw)• Corn• Sugar cane

BENEFIT FROM AGRICULTURAL WASTE

• Reduce indiscriminate disposal or burning of waste products which cause both soil, water and air pollution.

• Can maintaining the fertility of the soil

• Conversion of all forms of vegetable and animal waste into organic matter suitable for the needs of the growing crop.

BENEFIT FROM AGRICULTURAL WASTE

• To reduce the dependence on chemicals and to move towards more natural and healthier methods of food production

• Can help the farmer to increase their sosio-economic and also country income

• Able to reduce the cost of animal feeding

BENEFIT FROM AGRICULTURAL WASTE

• For productive use

• To ensure the success of the project, environmental and economic gain for the country

EXAMPLE OF AGRICULTURAL WASTE PRODUCT

• Palm oil waste as a implant materials • USM lecturer produce composite from palm

oil• PENANG Feb 23 – A group of lecturer from USM

successfully to produce composite from palm oil waste• They use bunch of palm oil • The composites are potentially using in automotive

industry products and furniture.• The composite is called Oil Palm – Plastic Composite

(OPPC).• Mixing of palm oil bunch waste and plastic.

ADVANTAGES OF THE COMPOSIT

• Can reduce the use of plastic• High quality• OPPC is 30% better than plastic material

because– Easy to produce– Cheaper– Can be recycle (environmental friendly)– Light– Flexibility

ANIMAL FOOD FROM PALM OIL TREE

ANIMAL FOOD (KENAF)