Environmental research

Project goal: Adoption of environmentally friendly technology in agriculture activities Project objectives: 1.To increase community capability in managing their agriculture land which is friendly to the environment 2.To bring back the fertility of agricultural land 3.To reduce the rate of infertility on agricultural land and avoid it to become critical 4.To reduce the rate of land selling by local community as an impact of economic stressing 5.To conserve agricultural land as well as local biodiversity 6.To provide alternative income generating source 7.To increase community welfare 8.To reduce local community dependency on outside input (inorganic fertilizer etc) 9.To avoid further deterioration rate on water supply Activities to be carried out under the project : 1.Preparation. a)Preliminary survey b)Program socialization c)Project planning and designing d)Trial on simple technology to be applied e)Nursery center setting 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)Operation and production of alternative income generation activities 5.Evaluation and Reporting. Project Participants and/or beneficiaries : 1.KSM Peduli Seloliman 2.Mojokerto district community Anticipated result of project : 1.Increased community s awareness and participation on land conservation effort by implementing organic agricultural system 2.Strengthened community bargaining position toward land ownership 3.Increased community capacity in managing their agriculture land 4.Documented community s conservation activities as well as the improvement of land s quality 5.Better agriculture land quality 6.Adopted environmentally friendly agriculture method 7.Conserved agricultural land and local biodiversity 8.Provided alternative income generating source with application of environmental friendly technoly

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