LAMPUNG — Four residents of South Lampung felt happy. They are Paiman, Rebo, Febri, and Budi. The reason is, they succeeded in harvesting catfish from the cultivation of the integration concept. The harvested catfish pond is under the Maggotin cage, which is one of the environmental programs initiated by Dompet Dhuafa Lampung.
The Maggotin program integrates the use of waste to feed maggot, then maggot is used to feed catfish and poultry. As a result, the mustahiks get additional income from this cultivation process.
On Friday (5/17/2024) morning, the catfish harvesting in the Maggotin pond was the third stage after being carried out twice in recent times. Paiman said, that day he and three of his friends managed to lift more than 50 kilograms of catfish from the pond.
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The harvested catfish are about three to four months old. This catfish is fed with a mixture of maggot and pur fish. Thus, it is able to reduce the operational costs of catfish feed.
“Yesterday we harvested several times, today about 50 kilos. In total there are 150 kilos from the beginning,” he said.
Dompet Dhuafa Lampung Branch Manager, Yogi Achmad Fajar, said that this program is a form of Dompet Dhuafa’s commitment to alleviating various problems in the community.
“This program is concrete evidence for productive zakat management from donors. Hopefully it can continue to spread more benefits,” he said.
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Yogi also expressed his gratitude for the kindness of the donors, giving birth to the Maggotin Program which has an impact on the environment and has economic value for the beneficiaries. Including the catfish cultivation program is one of its derivatives.
Thanks to the zakat, infaq, sadaqah, and CSR funds from PT Bukit Asam, it has really made a positive impact on the beneficiaries. Paiman, who was one of the beneficiaries, was very grateful for the assistance that had been provided.
“I am very happy that today I can harvest again. Thank you Dompet Dhuafa, Bukit Asam, and other donors. In the future, keep up the spirit, so that we can harvest more than today,” he said. (Dompet Dhuafa)
Text: Rifo and Riza Muthohar
Photo: Dompet Dhuafa Lampung
Editor: Dhika Prabowo