interventions in Indonesia

Applied Research on Innovation Systems in Agriculture (ARISA) is supporting collaborative projects between research institutes and private sector companies to incubate and deliver technology and business solutions appropriate to smallholder farmers in eastern Indonesia. These projects are supported by capacity building and technical assistance tailored to the individual partnerships. ARISA seeks to identify and analyze opportunities and barriers to the expansion of research–private sector partnership that can help translate and deliver ideas and solutions from research to farmers. Interventions are described below.

The beef intervention involves developing a profitable and sustainable beef production system in Sumbawa, Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB). This has been done through improved engagement of cattle farmers with a traders association (PEPEHANI), individual large traders, and a beef processing company (PT Dharma Raya Hutama Jaya). The research institute partner is the University of Mataram. The intervention aims to improve the incomes of approximately 1,100 cattle farmers in West Sumbawa and Sumbawa districts.

The maize intervention involves promoting best practices for dual-cropping models using new hybrid maize with pulses (mung bean and ground nut) on drylands in Nusa Tenggara Barat. The partners are PT Syngenta Indonesia, Bank NTB, and the University of Mataram. The intervention seeks to improve the incomes of about 1,100 smallholder farmers in East and North lombok.

The cassava intervention involves developing integrated modified cassava flour chip clusters for improving the welfare of smallholder farmers in the southern part of East Java. The partners are PT Bangkit Cassava Mandiri (PT BCM), the University of Jember, the KEHATI Foundation, plus a range of enterprise cooperatives. This intervention aims to improve the incomes of approximately 2,800 cassava and sheep farmers in the Jember region of East Java.

The sugar intervention involves improving market links, the commercialization of agricultural innovations, and an enabling policy environment for sugarcane development in Madura, East Java. The partners are PT Perkebunan Nusantara X and the Indonesian Sugar Research Institute, along with Trunojoyo University. This intervention seeks to improve the incomes of approximately 1,200 farmers in Madura.

The dairy intervention involves developing fodder farming business models for smallholder dairy production in East Java. The partners are PT Nestle and the University of Brawijaya. The intervention aims to improve the incomes of approximately 1,200 dairy and fodder farmers in the Malang region of East Java.

The shallot integrated pest management (IPM) intervention involves using IPM for shallot production in East Java. It is a joint ARISA-PRISMA intervention. The main partners are PT NuFarm, PT Nasa, PT Solbi, the University of gadja Mada, and the Plant Protection Agency. The implementation plan also called for Croplife Indonesia to be involved. The intervention aims to improve the incomes of at least 3,000 shallot farmers in East Java through the adoption of IPM.

Source: Hall et al. 2016.

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