Bio-diversity

Project goal: Implementing environmentally friendly agriculture system. Project objectives: 1.To bring back the fertility of agricultural land 2.To improve the productivity of agricultural land 3.To increase farmer s income by planting high quality price local variety rice 4.To strengthen farmers bargaining position 5.To conserve agricultural land by implementing organic farming system 6.To conserve biodiversity by planting local variety rice 7.To raise community s awareness on conservation effort 8.To raise community s participation on conservation activities 9.To secure the availability of rice for local community by providing village s rice bank Activities to be carried out under the project : 1.Preparation. a)Problem identification b)Solution identification based on need assessment c)Seeds collection d)Demonstration project setting e)Composting construct composting facilities 2.Local training and education in the field. a)Implementation organic farming and maintaining techniques for the farmers b)Land preparation for plants cultivation; 3.Outreach Approach. Meetings, Revolving fund, Marketing 4.Technical Assistance. a)Field training for the farmers b)Post harvest maintaining techniques 5.Evaluation and Reporting. Project Participants and/or beneficiaries : 1.Yayasan Tani Lestari Mandiri (LESMAN) 2.Rembun village community Anticipated result of project : 1.Increased community s awareness and participation on land conservation effort by implementing organic agricultural system 2.The construct local varieties rice banks a way to ensure the availability of seedlings 3.Optimal growth of rice plants 4.Documented community s conservation activities as well as the improvement of land s quality 5.Increased farmers bargaining position especially on product s selling price 6.Better selling price of local varieties rice 7.Formed well construct composting facilities 8.Better agriculture land quality 9.Adopted organic agriculture system 10.Conserved biodiversity through planting local varieties rice

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