Linking Scientist-NGO-Farmer on agroecology learning process

Multistakeholders Consultation on Agroecology in Asia and the Pacific 24-26 November 2015, Bangkok, Thailand

David Ardhian

Nastari Foundation, Indonesia

Background

• Started in 1989, Indonesia has experienced on implementing large scale Integrated Pest Management – Farmer Field School Program (IPM-FFS). More than a million farmers have been trained through participatory education programme using rice field as classroom and field laboratory.

• IPM-FFS Program resulted expert farmers, local facilitators, local leadership and local champions on implementing agroecology practices at local

• After IPM-FFS, the local champions continue to develop local initiatives working with local government, NGOs and Universities - in various forms of program

• 2007 : Nastari Foundation, Plant Clinique IPB and IPPHTI (fields school farmer organization) – started to develop collaborative learning pocess at local

Scientist-NGO-Farmers Learning Model

Agroecology Learning Process

Farmers practices

NGO social movement

Scientist Science

Objectives : • Maintain the relationship

and network of IPM (community IPM)

• Identification problem and finding solution at local (action research)

• Local stakeholder engagement (local goverment, university, other potential social groups etc) – inclusive learning

• Participatory traning and consultation (collaborative learning) base on local agricultural problem

START

Bogor Karawang

Bandung Semarang

Gresik

Malang

Kl progo Ciamis

Tegal

Safari Gotong Royong

FINISH

Tour De Java Island

• NGO + Scientist developed tour to the field – local learning orgnised by farmers

• Safari = Tour, Gotong-royong = Value of togetherness and mutual cooperation

• Visiting 26 farmers communities in 24 districts in Java

Safari Gotong Royong

Organized by farmers

Consultation (Plant Clinique)

Share Learning and Dialogue

Participatory Training

Action Research

Lesson and Impacts

Mainstreaming agroecology at local

Local Champions

Collaborative learning

Local government

Other farmers

Local universities

Other social groups

Private sectors

Diffusion of agroecology

Local stakeholder engagement

Generate knowledge and practical solution

Stakeholder Engagement

Student, local universities

Pesantren, Local religious group Local NGO

Women

Local Government

Other stakeholders at local

Farmer’s Agroecological Technology Expose

Case : In Madiun, East Java

Tanam Sebar

LPM-IPB (university), Local NGO and farmers group

2013, 5ha 12 farmers

Difussion of Tanam Sebar

2014, 15ha (32 farmers)

Recognized by local

government

2015, more than 100 ha, Hundreds farmers and other district s

Collaborative Learning Model support diffussion of technology and recognition of local government and

strenghthening farmer movement

Lesson and Impacts

Obstacles and challanges

Sustainability of action research (from learning site to farmer’s learning center)

Potential domination : scientist research agenda vs farmer local problem

Regeneration : need of education for youth rural through FFS

Upscaling : national network and knowledge management

Policy : influence national and local policies

2015 : Nusantara’s Farmer Movement

Gerakan Petani Nusantara (Nusantara Farmers Movement)

Institutionalization of learning, research and movement on sustainable agriculture at national level

Farmer’s leader as core with support from NGO activists and progressive scientist

Facilitate development of farmer’s learning center at local

Develop FFS for young generation – regeneration

Influence village, district and national policies

Thank You