Assc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Pauziah Muhamad @ UTM

The Azolla project is both relevant and significant, particularly in addressing current challenges related to the rising cost of livestock feed and environmental sustainability. Through this workshop, students, parents, and teachers will be exposed to the cultivation and care of Azolla, as well as its potential use as an alternative fish feed, biofertilizer, and future source of income. This training workshop serves as a platform for knowledge and technology transfer under the MOF grant entitled “COMMUNITY PROJECT ON AZOLLA CULTIVATION AS A SUSTAINABLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE LIVESTOCK FEED.” More importantly, this project has the potential to cultivate a culture of biotechnology literacy and entrepreneurship among primary school students—an initiative we warmly welcome as part of 21st-century learning. There were participants who joined from within the school itself, bringing the total number of beneficiaries to 72 individuals overall. Thanks to Associate Professor Dr. Shahrum Shah Bin Abdullah Deputy Dean of Research, Innovation, Commercialization & Networking and Madam Hajah Nor Asmaruzie Binti Mohd Zain, the Headmistress of SK Taman Kepong, for graciously taking the time to be with us in this workshop program.

The system is for pilot test, our team is hired to evaluate the performance of the system. To look at the algae strain and how it can treat the waste water using the symbiosis relation between algae, bacteria, Co2 and Oxygen. The wheel rotation is very slow range between 0.5 to 1rpm. However the blower is run for 24 Hours to supply Co2 and O2 to the bacteria and algae with the nutrients available by the domestic waste water. The work shall starts from February 2025 for six months work. Our team is happy to contribute 🙂 and help the community :-).