Community-based organic waste management is beginning to show results\nin the city of Depok, West Java. As of June 2026, a maggot cultivation\nprogramme across seven kelurahan has processed more than 100 tonnes of\nhousehold organic waste, produced 9.7 tonnes of Black Soldier Fly (BSF)\nmaggots, and contributed to a reduction in carbon emissions of up to 325\ntonnes CO2e.<\/p>\n
The programme involves more than 60 heads of families in the\nkelurahan of Jatijajar, Sukmajaya, Depok Jaya, Limo, Meruyung, Tanah\nBaru and Jatimulya. Beginning as a pilot project in 2024, organic waste\nmanagement through maggot cultivation has developed into a model being\nreplicated across several areas of Depok.<\/p>\n
PT Garudafood Putra Putri Jaya Tbk, together with Biomagg and the\nDepok municipal government, has expanded the programme through the\nconstruction of a maggot house in Depok Jaya. Similar facilities had\npreviously been established in Jatijajar and Sukmajaya as centres for\ncultivation and education on organic waste management.<\/p>\n
Dian Astriana, Head of Corporate Communication and External Relations\nat Garudafood, said the construction of the maggot house is a\ncontinuation of a community empowerment programme that has been running\nsince 2024.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Garudafood Maggot House was established as a sustainable\ncommunity empowerment programme through a Creating Shared Value (CSV)\napproach, generating shared benefits for the community, the environment\nand the company,\u201d Dian said in a press release on Wednesday (22 July\n2026).<\/p>\n
In addition to the inauguration of the maggot house, the event also\nfeatured BSF maggot cultivation training and knowledge-sharing between\nbeneficiary groups to strengthen the capacity of new groups in managing\ncultivation independently.<\/p>\n
Dian said the company would expand the Maggot Entrepreneur Village\nprogramme to other areas. The company is also preparing to develop a\nmaggot ecosystem through cultivation and derivative products, such as\nlivestock feed and organic fertiliser.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot walk alone. Support from the kelurahan and district\ngovernments, technical assistance from Biomagg as our mentoring partner,\nand most importantly the enthusiasm of residents, are the keys to this\nprogramme\u2019s sustainability,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Hadijah, leader of the Depok Jaya maggot cultivation group, said her\ngroup learned from the beneficiary group in Limo before receiving\nmentoring from Biomagg and Garudafood.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt first we learned from the beneficiary group in Limo, until we\nwere introduced to Biomagg and received support to establish this maggot\nhouse. Our first harvest successfully produced 20 kg of maggots,\u201d she\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The community-based waste management model shows that the maggot\ncultivation approach not only helps reduce organic waste generation but\nalso opens up business opportunities for residents through the use of\ncultivation output and its derivative products.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/seven-depok-subdistricts-develop-maggot-based-waste-management-1784732034", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }