The Permatang Pauh farmer-youth capacity building-training programme was designed with the goal to empower the local farmers and youth to increase their income via awareness and adoption of sustainable smart composting techniques, polyculture farming encompassing aquaponics-hydroponics and fertigation. This programme was implemented by adapting THE EPIC MODEL brings together resources professors, students and existing green education site (laboratories) and delivers to the communities focus for empowering community income through the Green Economy.
The training programme delivered 8 modules in total introducing end to end process of set-up, management and operation around producing organic compost from paddy husk and food-crop waste using up to date smart composting machine, vertical aquaponics and raised-para fertigation.
A total numbers of participants consists of 42 farmers-youth participated in the programme, 14 students (4 internship) from four different courses, 6 Professors from Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI), 9 staff from Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP) and 3 agronomies from Urbanest Sdn Bhd (industry).