Abstract
Cassava leather waste is one of the waste that has great potential can be used as compost fertilizer. Compost can be used as a substitute of artificial fertilizer at a very low cost. Compost works in the improvement of soil structure, soil texture, aeration, and increased soil water absorption capacity. The objective of this program is to make cassava leather compost as a solution of waste utilization from abundant crop residues available in partner villages. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative, namely the success of composting is assessed based on the color, aroma, and texture produced. activities starting from the preparation of raw materials of cassava leather, enumeration using enumerators, preparation and breeding activator, composting mealui stages; stacking, EM4 delivery, reversing, maturation, screening, maintenance and control in composting, packaging and storage processes. The result showed that mature cassava compost had nearly 50% shrinkage, had crumbly texture when held, moist, blackish brown color, and no smell (smell the ground).
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