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Enhancing Livelihoods through Agroforestry Innovations in Nanggung, West Java

The Halimun Project in Nanggung, West Java, targets local farmers struggling below the poverty line with limited land. The project aims to implement a replicable and efficient extension approach to enhance the quantity and quality of agroforestry tree gardens, thereby bolstering farmers' market opportunities. Core activities include training workshops, establishing farmer demonstration trials, and improving tree garden management. By facilitating commercial linkages and integrating market specifications, the project strengthens farmers' capacities and promotes sustainable agricultural practices, ensuring biodiversity preservation in surrounding forest areas.

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Enhancing Livelihoods through Agroforestry Innovations in Nanggung, West Java

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  1. Agroforestry Innovations and Livelihood Enhancement in West Java Site: Nanggung Kecamatan, West Java (Halimun Project) Situation: Local farmers on or below the poverty line with access to less than 1 hectares of land. Farmers have poor access to extension services and market opportunities. Government agencies fear communities will convert surrounding forest area (TNGH) which has high biodiversity and is the major watershed for Jakarta Objective: develop a replicable and efficient extension approach to improve farmers' tree gardens, both quantity and quality of products, and strengthens farmer’s ability to respond to market opportunities. • PROJECT CORE ACTIVITIES • Training workshops for farmer leaders : • * Identification of priority species and market • * Tree propagation and nursery training • * Commercial linkages for agroforestry products • * Improving management of tree gardens • * Participatory monitoring and evaluation 2. Extension follow-up for farmer groups : * Fruit and timber tree propagation * Establishment of farmer demonstration trials * Tree garden management * Soil management * Pest and disease management * Post harvest processing * Institutional development 3. Market and Economic: * Rapid Market Appraisals * Integrate project results with other market studies * Identification of market specifications for farmer products * Identification of post-harvest processing options for farmers * Improvement of farmer-market linkages * Strengthen farmer groups' marketing capacity Partners: RMI, Kecamatan & Desa Governments, Dishutbun, Dinas Pertanian, TNGH, Perum Perhutani, IPB Bogor, Communities, Farmers Staff: James Roshetko (Tree Domestication and Training Specialist) Chip Fay (Policy Specialist) Suseno Budidarsono (Agricultural Economist) Joel Tukan (Marketing Specialist) Ery Nugraha (Livelihood Specialist) Nugraha Prastowo (Farming System Specialist) Gerhard Manurung (Agroforestry Tree Specialist)

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