ABSTRACT
Agriculture has made a significant contribution to the economy of Indonesia. One of the developed agriculture segments is organic farming. Based on the 2016 Indonesian organic agriculture data issued by the Indonesian Organic Alliance (AOI), the certified organic agricultural area in Indonesia in 2015 was 79,833 ha (30.57% of the total organic area of 261,147 ha). For this reason, this study is aimed at determining the behavior of organic fertilizer use. The study samples are 216 organic farmers in West Java, Central Java, East Java, and Bali. This is a descriptive study and the data were collected using questionnaires. Based on the results, most organic farmers use homemade organic fertilizer (59%) and some of them use manure (37%). In addition, the majority of organic farmers cultivate food and horticulture commodities (44%). Based on the results, it can be concluded that the majority of organic farmers still rely on homemade organic fertilizers. Therefore, the government and industry are required to improve the fertilizer technology for organic agriculture.
