Developing a Sustainable Ecosystem and

Alternate Continuous income Program In Dense Urban Area

Semi Hydroponic Vertical Garden

“A Community Farming”

Dipl.-Ing. Ghani Albar Harahap

 Outline
 Challenges
 Objectives
 The Product/Unit
 The Package/Technology
 Duplication Methodology
 Target /Potential Income
 Social & Green Environmental impact
 Summary
 The Challenges
 Financial Challenge
 Many low income family in slum urban area
 Economic downturn has caused many job termination.

 Security Challenge
 Disparity of Rich and Poor people nearby modern living in
urban area.
 Many jobless people in urban area.

 Environmental Challenges
 Almost no space for green area
 Lack of garbage management
 Objectives
 To create a continues income generating
program

 To develop a community farming in a dense

urban area or in the area with less/minimum
space

 To develop a clean and green environment by

managing vertical garden and better urban
garbage's management system.
 The Product/Unit
 The product is in a vertical garden which consist of
:
 Bottom stage : Fish (lele),
 Medium stage : Organic vegetables (depend on the space
can be 1 level,2 level or more
 Top stage : Chili/tomato
 Total level minimum 3(three).

 All products are Organic’s products (no chemicals)

used.

 Products are Easy to maintain and the media

produced in a “Standard scalable Unit” 1.5 x 3 mt
or customized to the space available.
The Package/Technology
 The model is consist of fishpond at the bottom
and some level of vegetable media on top of
the fish.
 The water system will be used a small
aquarium pump either can be powered by
small home electricity or Solar cell
 All the watering system will be conducted
automatically by using timer which set based
on requirement.
 All mechanical work for watering/food soppy
for vegetables will be provided
automatically.to ensure the vegetables will be
managed
 Lack of sunlight will be handled by small
LED light system.
Duplication Methodology
 The first center of
duplication/production is in Safwah
Bintaro Training Centre

 Safwah will be a project Management

and Production Support centre
(provided seed, fertilizer, technology
assistance).

 All the product will be offtake

(purchased by Safwah PM centre)
and sell or distributed to end
customer.Safwah will manage a long
term contract with end user to make
sure a Price/Purchase guarantee.

 All particpant/partner will get a

comprehensive training ans assistance
by professional prior and during the
implementation.
Target/ Potential Income
 From Fish ; Rp 1 Million/month
 The bottom stage (fish in fishpond by size of 1.3x3=4.5 mt2. can be
used for catfish (lele) in amount of 4500 catfish.
 Maximum in 3(monhts) 8 fishes will have 1 kg weight and the mortality
maximum 10%.With current price to end user estimate Rp.20,000 kg,
the potential revenue will be :
 4500x90% /8 =506 kgx Rp.20,000 = Rp.10.125,000,-
 Monthly income = Rp.10.125,000,/3 = Rp. 3,3 million
 Cost max 70% or Profit/Net income 30% = Rp. 1.025.000,-

 From vegetables the net income will be Rp

500,000/month.

 TOTAL POTENTIAL INCOME/monthly est

Rp 1.5 Million /Unit Vertical garden

 By targeting 2(units) each family/house the target to

achieve Rp.2.5-3 Million/month or equivalent to a
Minimum Labor rate at the area (UMR) is a possible
target.
Social and Green Environment Impact
 Reuse of organic waste
 Kitchen or household waste can be turned
into orgnic fertilizer, thus, contribute
maintaining green environment and health
of people
 Kitchen waste can be processed to be an organic
fertilizer for vegetables on the medium or top stage of
the vertical garden
 Rest/waste of fruits can be converted into organic
liquid fertilizer

 Esthetic Urban Land use Plan

 By adjustment of the position of the
vertical garden, the esthetic impact of
landscape can be reached. By alternating
the colour of the vertical garden, a
colourful beautiful environment can be
realized
 Business Development Model
 Completed the model in Safwah Bintaro.
 Training on how to duplicate the model to people surrounded
Safwah Bintaro/potential farmers participants
 KOMIBANK will pre-finance the construction and all preparation
 Continuous assistance and Supervisory to the people from
Safwah Vertical garden team
 Safwah will purchase /offtake all the output and sale to end
customer.
 KOMIBANK will reimburse all construction cost or other CSR fund
if available.

We invite CSR fund from many institution to support the

construction/media preparation/the program
 Competition
 This model will be duplicated and managed
professionally, and will become the first
running model of “Community Farming” in
Indonesia.
 We targeted this community farming will
become an alternative solution towards
additional/ income generation for Indonesian
urban farmer /farmers in Indonesia.
 DevelopmentTeam
 Dipl.-Ing. Ghani Albar Harahap (RWTH Aachen
Alumny)
 Prof.Dr.Ali Zum Mashar (Inventor of Mikroba Google)
to enhace the productivity of land/space used.
 Ir.Supriyanto (Agriculture engineer for this project).
 Ir. Khairul Rizal MBA (ITB Alumny)
 Ir. Syahruddin (ITB Alumny)
 Other technical team members
Supporting Technology – Mikroba Google
Invented by : Prof.DR.Ir Ali Zum Mashar MA.Msi ID

Prof.DR.Ir Ali Zum Mashar MA.Msi ID

 Projection and Milestones

 The first Gardens as the model is under

construction at Safwah Bintaro
 Socialization to people at pondok pucuk-
Sorrounded Safwah Bintaro area.
 All lesson learn from Safwah Bintaro community
will strengthen the model and can be
implemented in many areas.
 Supporting Community

 ITB alumny communities (ITB Koperasi and

Komibank Koperasi)
 Through Training Center at Safwah Bintaro
(www.safwahbintaro.com)
 Through IPB alumny communities.
 Summary
 Strong potential to increase pro-family-income
 The model should be easy to implement and duplicate.
 Can be upgraded vertically to many levels and
horizontally to use un-productive land/space at every
house which will impact to more income.
 All the farmers also will be a potential market for rice/
other products from traditional farmers in
villages(Cianjur), this can be a cross market
development.
Thank you