 About MAHA2010 The Malaysian Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) is Asia’s largest and most comprehensive showground and exposition facility. Owned by the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, Malaysia, MAEPS was conceived on the same platform which the Ministry has used to successfully rebrand the agriculture sector as evidenced by its motto “Agriculture is business”. OBJECTIVE  To act as an information centre, for creating awareness on the latest innovation and new technologies to the target groups, with the aim of increasing their agriculture production, standard of living and income.  To provide a platform of meetings for the sellers and the buyers  To promote agriculture as a career, that could provide promising future and guaranteed lucrative income in order to attract entrepreneurs and the young generation  To position Malaysia as a centre of excellence in the development of agriculture and the agrobased industry in order to attract private and foreign investment.

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OUR Intention  To promote our group, our concept “Biorefinery”  To get more info about industries need OUR Role  An Expert OUR Free gift  EB book 2009  Faculty brochure  UPM bag

WHAT WE CAN PROVIDE?  Services - contract manufacturing - training - consultation

COMMON QUESTIONS 1. How much is the investment? 2. How long we need to be compost? 3. Can we done by using other material? 4. How is the effect on plant? 5. What is the nutrient value? 6. How much you can sell it?, Any buyer?

OUR PRODUCT  NPK= 2:1:3  Consistent qualities  Final product rich in beneficial microbes (N-fixing, P- solubilizing) OUR TECHNOLOGY  Accelerated composting- within 30 days  No need Effective microbes to accelerate process  Required less area  Available for any wastes

BASIC INFO COMPOSTING  Composting is the sustainable and economical option for organic wastes management – it stabilize the organic material to restore soil fertility  Benefits of composting :  Soil conditioning  Improved organic handling  Lower risk of pollution  Reduce pathogen destruction  Disease suppression  Alternative bedding material

FACTORS AFFECTING COMPOSTING PROCESS TEMPERATUREOXYGEN LEVEL MOISTURE CONTENT C/N RATIOpH MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES

COMPOST MATURITY AND STABILITY  Definition  Compost Maturity : Degree of phytotoxic organic substrances decompositiion with weed and pathogen free  Compost Stability : Degree of degradation and transformation of organic material due to microbial activities  How to determine Compost Maturity ?  Drop in composting temperature  Degree of self heating capacity and oxygen consumption rate  Organic matter and nutrients content  C/N ratio (Tiquia et al., 2002)  How to determine Compost Stability ?  Bioavailability of the organic material (Said-Pullicino and Gigliotti, 2007)  Appling immature compost (Daniel and Adetumbi, 2006)  Inhibit seed germination  Reduce plant growth (Nitrogen starvation)  Damage to the plant (oxygen competing or insufficient of degradable organic material)

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