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Empowering Spices Small holder Farmers through Organic & Sustainable Agriculture Plantation

09 Nov 2022

Empowering Spices Small holder Farmers through Organic & Sustainable Agriculture Plantation

Project leader: Nurrahma Asri

Level of education and university: Non Degree, Griffith University

Collaborating Organisations: Yayasan Wahana Mandiri Indonesa (YWMI)

Project Location: Desa Gerbosari, Kecamatan Samigaluh, Kabupaten Kulonprogo, D.I. Yogyakarta

Activity Type: Community development activities

Sector: Trade, Small and medium enterprise development, Agriculture

Project Rationale:

The beneficiries are a group of women - mothers and widows under the group called Wahana Mandiri Cooperatif. In 2020, Agradaya worked with Yayasan Wahana Mandiri Indonesia to process herbs and spices, especially ginger, and this group were Agradaya's suppliers. Through this project the main activities are training in organic spice cultivation, ginger and seeds procurement and distribution. This project is important since Agradaya has been absorbing their fresh ginger in range of 500-1000kg / month continuously. This project is expected to increase the welfare of the mothers and widows.

Project Beneficiaries:

The direct beneficiaries are 70 farmers who are representatives of 3 farmer groups. Beneficiaries are from 3 groups consisting of Wahana Mandiri Cooperative 32 people, woman farmers group Pringtali Asri 20 people and women farmers group Hargorejo 18 people.

Priority Development Area:

Economic Recovery

Link with Australian organisation:

Not available

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