Horticulture

<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cerita-SLAI-30.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228349" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cerita-SLAI-30.png" width="1919" height="546" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cerita-SLAI-30.png 1919w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cerita-SLAI-30-300x85.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cerita-SLAI-30-1024x291.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cerita-SLAI-30-768x219.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cerita-SLAI-30-1536x437.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px"></a>Mari berkenalan dengan Pak Irwan yang berasal dari Pontianak Utara, Kalimantan Barat. Sejak 2003, ia telah mengabdikan dirinya sebagai petani di lahan gambut. Lahir pada tahun 1984 di Pulau Kalimantan Barat, Pak Irwan memulai perjalanan pertaniannya sejak remaja bersama kedua orang tuanya membuka dan mengelola lahan gambut yang konon sukar ditumbuhi tanaman.Awalnya ia merasa kebingungan, sebab bertani di lahan gambut bukanlah perkara mudah. Ia bersama kedua orang tuanya mencoba berbagai cara untuk mengurangi kadar asam di tanah gambut miliknya. Namun tetap saja, musim kemarau menjadi penghalang bagi mereka untuk bertani di lahan gambut, sebab tanaman sukar tumbuh dan kondisi tanah terlalu kering sehingga tanaman rentan mati. Sementara di musim penghujan, kondisi tanah juga akan menjadi terlalu basah dan lembek sehingga tanaman tak dapat tumbuh.Tak bisa tinggal diam, Pak Irwan mulai belajar dari petani lain untuk mencari solusi dan terus bereksperimen. Hingga di tahun 2015, penggunaan Kapur Dolomit sebagai pengganti garam kasar untuk pengurangan kadar asam di tanah mereka membuahkan hasil. Sampai hari ini, Pak Irwan bisa mendapat hasil pertanian yang lebih efektif dan efisien melalui berbagai jenis sawi, kangkung, bayam hingga lobak yang mampu dihasilkan sampai 9 ton per harinya. Karakternya yang visioner dan pembelajar, membuat Pak Irwan ingin terus menjajaki jenis tanaman lain seperti cabai, tomat dan semangka di atas lahan gambut yang penuh tantangan.Inovasinya bertani di lahan gambut tentu berpengaruh bagi petani-petani lain di sekitarnya. Lahan-lahan lain kemudian dibuka untuk pertanian sayuran oleh petani lainnya. Hingga pada tahun 2021, Pak Irwan yang juga menjadi Ketua Rukun Warga (RW) 33 bersama rekan-rekan seperjuangan membentuk Badan Usaha Milik Rukun Warga (BUMRW). Melalui BUMRW, perjuangan melanjutkan pertanian gambut dikembangkan dan dioptimalkan melalui pelatihan-pelatihan, kunjungan belajar serta penelitian dari mahasiswa, akademisi maupun bantuan dari pemerintah setempat.Bagi Pak Irwan, keberlanjutan pertanian gambut di daerahnya harus terus dilanjutkan dan didukung oleh berbagai pihak. Peningkatan kapasitas para petani dalam mengelola lahan, pupuk dan tanaman menjadi modal utama yang harus terus diperhatikan. Namun, dirinya juga merasa bahwa dengan hasil pertanian yang besar harus pula didukung dengan pangsa pasar yang berpihak kepada para petani.20 tahun telah berlalu sejak pertama kali mengarungi dunia pertanian, namun api semangat Pak Irwan tidak pernah pudar meski badai dan halang rintang silih berganti menemuinya. Ia berusaha untuk terus menyalakan api semangat dalam menimba ilmu, berinovasi dan membagikannya kepada para kelompok tani yang dinaungi. Baginya, keberlanjutan pertanian gambut adalah tanggungjawab bersama.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cerita-SLAI-33.png"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-228357 size-full" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cerita-SLAI-33.png" width="800" height="755" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cerita-SLAI-33.png 800w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cerita-SLAI-33-300x283.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cerita-SLAI-33-768x725.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"></a>Kisah Pak irwan telah berhasil menginspirasi petani lainnya untuk mengikuti jejaknya. Kampung Gambut Kuat Sihir menjadi sebagai salah satu sentra produksi sayuran terbesar di Kota Pontianak yang dibuktikan dengan kisah dari Pak Irwan.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cerita-SLAI-32.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228355" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cerita-SLAI-32.png" width="1091" height="415" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cerita-SLAI-32.png 1091w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cerita-SLAI-32-300x114.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cerita-SLAI-32-1024x390.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cerita-SLAI-32-768x292.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1091px) 100vw, 1091px"></a>

System

Wetland

Borneo

Hamparan Sayur di Gambut Kalimantan

Eddo Works

Seasonal Crops

<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-26.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228245" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-26.png" width="2222" height="687" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-26.png 2222w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-26-300x93.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-26-1024x317.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-26-768x237.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-26-1536x475.png 1536w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-26-2048x633.png 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2222px) 100vw, 2222px"></a>Mari berkenalan dengan Pak Sukardi yang berasal dari Kulon Progo, Jawa Tengah. Lahir pada tahun 1958, kemudian merantau ke Tanah Papua pada tahun 1996 (bukan bagian dari program migrasi). Sejak saat itu, beliau telah mengabdikan dirinya selama lebih dari 28 tahun sebagai petani di Wilayah Papua, khususnya Papua Barat Daya. Niat awal beliau merantau hanya untuk bertani dan membawa istrinya ke tanah rantau.Awal mula beliau mulai menggarap lahan pertanian karena dipercayakan oleh rekan sesama yang kemudian membuka lahan karena saat itu masih hutan dan termasuk lahan gambut. Lahan pertama dibuka dengan luasan 100×100 meter. Sejak awal beliau fokus bertani pada komoditi tanaman hortikultura dengan menggunakan diversifikasi pola rotasi tanaman. Hal ini dilakukan karena penerapan komoditi tanaman hortikultura menghasilkan lebih cepat dibanding dengan tanaman pangan dan perkebunan yang membutuhkan lebih banyak waktu. Selain itu kedalaman tanah untuk jangkauan akar yang dibutuhkan tanaman hortikultura tidak terlalu dalam.Penerapan sistem rotasi tanaman pun ia lakukan, karena telah menjadi keahliannya saat beliau masih di Jawa. Beberapa jenis komoditi yang beliau tanam dalam penerapan sistem rotasi tanaman yaitu kacang panjang, tomat, brokoli, terong ungu, cabai, gambas. Tentunya selama perjalanannya sebagai petani mengalami beberapa kendala terutama pada kondisi cuaca di wilayah Papua Barat Daya yang sangat tidak menentu, kadang-kadang mengalami kekeringan dan banjir jika curah hujan mencapai kurang lebih 3000 mm/tahun, selain itu permasalahan hama dan penyakit hingga susahnya mendapat pupuk subsidi.Selama penerapan diversifikasi pola rotasi tanam yang dilakukan pak Sukardi, beliau juga lebih banyak menggunakan pupuk organik dibanding pupuk non-organik atau kimia. Karena beliau merasa bahwa perjalanan pertanian itu bersifat jangka panjang sehingga perlu keberlanjutan dan penggunaan pupuk kimia hanyalah sebagai pendukung. Dengan begitu beliau juga mengurangi biaya produksi karena pupuk organik lebih murah dibanding pupuk kimia. Pak Sukardi menggunakan lebih banyak pupuk organik (sekitar ± 20 karung) untuk tiap komoditi yang ditanam sehingga dapat mendorong perbaikan kualitas tanah dan menjadi salah satu pemasok hasil tani tanaman hortikultura di Sorong dan memenuhi kebutuhan pangan masyarakat.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-27.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228247" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-27.png" width="1581" height="866" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-27.png 1581w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-27-300x164.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-27-1024x561.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-27-768x421.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-27-1536x841.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1581px) 100vw, 1581px"></a><a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-28.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228249" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-28.png" width="2195" height="1463" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-28.png 2195w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-28-300x200.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-28-1024x683.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-28-768x512.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-28-1536x1024.png 1536w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-28-2048x1365.png 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2195px) 100vw, 2195px"></a>Kesenangan dalam bertani dan kegigihan pak Sukardi sebagai salah satu penyedia atau pemasok hasil tani di Sorong juga terdorong oleh semangat dari rekan-rekan sesama petani dan dukungan instansi pemerintahan seperti dinas pertanian dan terbentuknya kelompok tani. Beliau berharap kepada petani-petani lainnya yang ada wilayah sorong untuk tetap semangat belajar dan menekankan untuk lebih banyak menggunakan pupuk organik dalam meningkatkan hasil tani. Hal ini beliau sampaikan dalam ruang diskusi kelompok tani “Trimanunggal” dan masyarakat sekitar tempat tinggalnya untuk terus berupaya menjadi yang terbaik dalam penyedian hasil tani di wilayah Sorong.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-29.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228251" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-29.png" width="2184" height="828" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-29.png 2184w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-29-300x114.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-29-1024x388.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-29-768x291.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-29-1536x582.png 1536w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cerita-SLAI-29-2048x776.png 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2184px) 100vw, 2184px"></a>

Transformasi Lahan Suboptimal: Pemasok Hasil Tani se-Sorong Raya

Food Crops

<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-20.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228227" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-20.png" width="2020" height="527" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-20.png 2020w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-20-300x78.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-20-1024x267.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-20-768x200.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-20-1536x401.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2020px) 100vw, 2020px"></a>Pak Meki, anak kelima dari sembilan bersaudara, merupakan penerus dari usaha pemberdayaan masyarakat lokal, CV. Tifa Rusa. Usaha ini berfokus pada pertanian padi yang awalnya berkembang dari minat untuk memelihara sapi di lahan warisan ayahnya seluas 500 x 1.500 meter. Meski lahan tersebut memiliki lapisan gambut yang tipis, Pak Meki berhasil mengubahnya menjadi lahan pertanian yang produktif dan berkontribusi sebagai pemasok pangan di daerah Merauke.Pada tahun 2001, setelah orang tua Pak Meki membeli tanah dari masyarakat lokal dengan dukungan pemerintah daerah, lahan ini pertama kali digunakan untuk memelihara ikan mas oleh mendiang ayahnya. Namun, ketika Pak Meki mengambil alih pada tahun 2010, ia memutuskan untuk beralih ke beternak sapi. Dua tahun kemudian, ia melihat potensi lahan tersebut untuk pertanian padi, terutama karena berkurangnya vegetasi liar setelah digembalakannya sapi secara free-range.Untuk mempersiapkan lahan pertanian, Pak Meki menerapkan metode pembukaan lahan dengan membabat area gambut tipis. Bantuan dari pemerintah berupa pupuk cair juga dimanfaatkan untuk memperkaya nutrisi tanah. Pak Meki pun mulai menanam varietas padi seperti Kabir 07, Impari 32, 36, 43, dan yang kini menjadi andalan adalah Impari 42.Dengan metode yang inovatif ini, Pak Meki berhasil mengubah lahan suboptimal menjadi area pertanian yang produktif. Pada awalnya, hanya 10% dari lahan yang diolah, dan Pak Meki berhasil memanen sekitar 5 hingga 7 ton padi. Namun, seiring waktu, ia berhasil memperluas area tanam hingga 45 hektar, menghasilkan lebih dari 100 ton padi kering pada panen tahun 2024.Padi yang diproduksi oleh Pak Meki tidak hanya dijual di pasar lokal, tetapi juga didistribusikan hingga ke pedalaman Merauke, menjadikannya salah satu pemasok pangan utama di daerah tersebut. Keberhasilan ini tidak hanya meningkatkan taraf hidup keluarganya tetapi juga menginspirasi banyak petani lokal untuk ikut serta dalam pengembangan pertanian padi di lahan-lahan yang sebelumnya dianggap kurang produktif.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-22.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228229" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-22.png" width="1762" height="817" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-22.png 1762w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-22-300x139.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-22-1024x475.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-22-768x356.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-22-1536x712.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1762px) 100vw, 1762px"></a> <a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-25.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228241" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-25.png" width="2084" height="1383" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-25.png 2084w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-25-300x199.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-25-1024x680.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-25-768x510.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-25-1536x1019.png 1536w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-25-2048x1359.png 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2084px) 100vw, 2084px"></a>Keberhasilan Pak Meki dalam memanfaatkan lahan suboptimal di Merauke memberikan harapan baru bagi pengembangan pertanian di daerah tersebut. Dengan rencana untuk mengintegrasikan kembali peternakan dan pertanian, serta menggunakan teknologi yang lebih canggih, Pak Meki optimis bahwa Kabupaten Merauke dapat terus berkembang sebagai sentra pangan di Provinsi Papua Selatan.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-24.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228233" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-24.png" width="2283" height="868" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-24.png 2283w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-24-300x114.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-24-1024x389.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-24-768x292.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-24-1536x584.png 1536w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cerita-SLAI-24-2048x779.png 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2283px) 100vw, 2283px"></a>

Hamparan Sawah di Gambut Merauke

<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-4.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228112" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-4.png" width="2084" height="551" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-4.png 2084w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-4-300x79.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-4-1024x271.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-4-768x203.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-4-1536x406.png 1536w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-4-2048x541.png 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2084px) 100vw, 2084px"></a>Mari berkenalan dengan Pak Hermawan yang berasal dari Banyuasin, Sumatera Selatan. Seorang petani pemula yang akhirnya mengabdikan diri untuk desanya.Pada usia 32 tahun, Pak Hermawan menjalankan peran ganda sebagai perangkat desa dan petani, membawa tanggung jawab keluarga dengan dua orang anak. Tahun 2019 membawa tantangan ekonomi ketika harga kebutuhan pokok melonjak yang kemudian memberikan dampak pada kesejahteraan keluarganya. Pak Hermawan, mencoba untuk menemukan solusi, memutuskan untuk beralih ke pertanian cabai dengan pengetahuan dasar yang dimilikinya pada saat itu.Namun, kemudian usahanya tidak sebanding dengan biaya produksi, terutama karena ketergantungan pada pupuk kimia. Hal ini kemudian membawanya pada rasa keingintahuan yang tinggi dalam mengelola pertanian. Keingintahuannya untuk bertani dengan cara yang lebih efisien dan efektif membawanya pada perjalanan baru ketika organisasi ICRAF (World Agroforestry Centre) memasuki Desa Baru. Pengembangan plot oleh ICRAF tersebut memberikan jawaban atas keingintahuannya dan membuka pintu untuk Pak Hermawan belajar teknik budidaya melalui proyek ICRAF pada tahun 2020.Dengan menggarap lahan Pak Kades yang dulunya adalah lahan suboptimal dengan karakteristik tanah yang keras dan tingkat keasaman tinggi, Pak Hermawan berfokus pada lahan seluas dua hektar dengan tipe lahan rawa. Komoditas utamanya adalah padi, sementara di sekitar tanggul tumbuh pohon pinang dan rambutan sehingga menciptakan ekosistem pertanian yang beragam. Hasil panen padi mampu mencapai hingga lima ton per hektar, yang mengindikasikan keberhasilan transformasi lahan suboptimal menjadi lahan produktif.Melalui beberapa inovasi dalam prakteknya, Pak Hermawan yang dulunya tidak pernah punya keinginan menjadi petani, seketika memiliki semangat yang tinggi untuk belajar lebih dalam mengenai budidaya pertanian. Seiring berjalannya waktu, perjalanan belajarnya membuka mata akan potensi yang luar biasa dari pertanian, bahkan di lahan yang sebelumnya dianggap tidak mungkin untuk dijadikan produktif.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-1.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228114" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-1.png" width="1779" height="765" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-1.png 1779w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-1-300x129.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-1-1024x440.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-1-768x330.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-1-1536x661.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1779px) 100vw, 1779px"></a><a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-9.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228118" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-9.png" width="2084" height="1338" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-9.png 2084w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-9-300x193.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-9-1024x657.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-9-768x493.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-9-1536x986.png 1536w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-9-2048x1315.png 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2084px) 100vw, 2084px"></a>Kisah Pak Hermawan telah berhasil menginspirasi petani lokal untuk mengikuti jejaknya. Tidak hanya menjadi petani yang sukses melalui pendekatan inovatifnya, tetapi juga menjadi bagian dari transformasi positif dalam pengembangan pertanian berkelanjutan di Desa Baru, Kab. Banyuasin.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-3.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228120" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-3.png" width="1886" height="803" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-3.png 1886w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-3-300x128.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-3-1024x436.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-3-768x327.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cerita-SLAI-3-1536x654.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1886px) 100vw, 1886px"></a>

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<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cerita-SLAI-34.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228391" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cerita-SLAI-34.png" width="1414" height="403" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cerita-SLAI-34.png 1414w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cerita-SLAI-34-300x86.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cerita-SLAI-34-1024x292.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cerita-SLAI-34-768x219.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1414px) 100vw, 1414px"></a>Mari berkenalan dengan Bu Sri Wagiyem yang berasal dari Samarinda, Kalimantan Timur. Telah mengabadikan dirinya selama 24 tahun sebagai petani. Lahir pada tahun 1980 di Pulau Jawa, perjalanan pertanian Bu Sri Wagiyem sudah dimulai dari tahun 2000 ketika ia menikah dan menekuni dunia pertanian bersama suaminya.Dengan pengetahuan pengalaman dan bimbingan dari suaminya, akhirnya Bu Sri Wagiyem memutuskan untuk menjadikan petani sebagai pekerjaan utamanya. Saat ini Bu Sri Wagiyem mampu mengolah lahannya seluas ¾ hektar tanpa ketergantungan dengan suaminya.Bertani di lahan Rawa bukan perkara mudah, tantangan banjir bisa saja datang melanda secara tiba-tiba dan bukan hanya berdampak pada tanaman yang dibudidayakan, namun juga berdampak pada kualitas tanah yang lapisan humusnya pun terbawa oleh air. Hal itu terbukti ketika diawal-awal menanam padi pasca banjir besar, saat fase pertumbuhan, padi tumbuh kurang subur dan berwarna kecoklatan, tetapi Bu Sri tidak putus asa dan menggunakan metode pertanian organik sebelum memulai penanaman. Hal itu pun berhasil, dimana hamparan sawah hijau terbentang indah di lahannya dan dapat menghasilkan sekitar 1.700 kg gabah basah per sekali panen.Kunci keberhasilan Bu Sri bukan hanya terletak pada daerah rawa yang pada umumnya cocok untuk menanam padi, namun terletak pada sifatnya yang tangguh, rajin berinovasi dan tidak putus asa ketika menghadapi tantangan dan cobaan.Lebih dari 20 tahun telah berlalu sejak pertama mengarungi dunia pertanian, namun semangat Bu Sri Wagiyem tidak pernah pudar. Ia terus menimba ilmu dan berinovasi untuk meningkatkan hasil panennya. Bu Sri selalu merumuskan strategi baru melalui diskusi sesama petani, memperoleh pengetahuan baru dan terus berupaya menjadi yang terbaik dibidangnya.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cerita-SLAI-35.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228393" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cerita-SLAI-35.png" width="1290" height="1227" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cerita-SLAI-35.png 1290w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cerita-SLAI-35-300x285.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cerita-SLAI-35-1024x974.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cerita-SLAI-35-768x730.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px"></a>Kisah Bu Sri Wagiyem telah berhasil menginspirasi petani lainnya untuk mengikuti jejaknya.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cerita-SLAI-36.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228395" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cerita-SLAI-36.png" width="1191" height="449" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cerita-SLAI-36.png 1191w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cerita-SLAI-36-300x113.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cerita-SLAI-36-1024x386.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cerita-SLAI-36-768x290.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px"></a>

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<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228021" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI.png" width="1886" height="568" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI.png 1886w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-300x90.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-1024x308.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-768x231.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-1536x463.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1886px) 100vw, 1886px"></a>Mari berkenalan dengan Pak Sumeru yang berasal dari Temanggung Jawa Tengah. Ia memulai perjalanan hidupnya sebagai petani kelapa pada tahun 1997 melalui program transmigrasi pada masa Orde Baru. Dengan tekad kuat, ia bertani kelapa plasma dengan mengandalkan lahan dua hektar ditanami 270 pohon kelapa berusia 4 tahun yang disediakan oleh pemerintah melalui skema pinjaman bank. Selama setahun, ia mendapatkan insentif dari pemerintah dan juga bekerja sebagai buruh kelapa lepas di PT Riau Sakti United Plantation (PT RSUP).Ketika kebakaran melanda kebunnya pada awal 2000-an, Pak Sumeru tidak menyerah dan melakukan replanting pohon kelapa secara mandiri. Berbanding terbalik dengan warga lain yang memilih untuk pindah atau kembali ke Pulau Jawa, ia tetap bertani di lahan gambut. Pak Sumeru sempat pindah ke Kecamatan Rengat Kabupaten Indragiri Hilir atas dorongan keluarga. Namun, ia tidak menjual kebunnya dan kembali ke Desa Suka Jaya sebelas bulan kemudian untuk melanjutkan perjuangannya sebagai petani kelapa.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-1.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228015" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-1.png" width="2121" height="678" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-1.png 2121w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-1-300x96.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-1-1024x327.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-1-768x245.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-1-1536x491.png 1536w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-1-2048x655.png 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2121px) 100vw, 2121px"></a>Pak Sumeru membuktikan bahwa pertanian di lahan gambut dapat membawa kesejahteraan bagi keluarga dan masyarakat. Dia menjadi contoh sukses bagi warga sekitarnya, mengubah pandangan umum tentang kesuburan lahan gambut. Pak Sumeru terus belajar mengenai teknologi dan metode pertanian yang lebih modern, membuktikan bahwa lahan gambut dapat dimanfaatkan secara optimal dengan metode yang tepat.Kendati lahan gambut sering dianggap sebagai lahan yang kurang subur dan sulit untuk dikelola, Pak Sumeru membuktikan bahwa dengan cara yang tepat, lahan ini dapat dimanfaatkan secara optimal. Dalam perjalanannya, ia tidak hanya mengandalkan pengetahuan tradisional, tetapi juga terus belajar mengenai teknologi dan metode pertanian yang lebih modern dan ramah lingkungan.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-4.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228024" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-4.png" width="2287" height="1348" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-4.png 2287w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-4-300x177.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-4-1024x604.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-4-768x453.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-4-1536x905.png 1536w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-4-2048x1207.png 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2287px) 100vw, 2287px"></a>Kisah Pak Sumeru telah berhasil menginspirasi petani lainnya untuk mengikuti jejaknya. Desa Suka Jaya kini dikenal sebagai salah satu desa yang memproduksi kelapa cukup besar di Kecamatan Pulau Burung, Indragiri Hilir, Riau.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-3.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228019" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-3.png" width="2129" height="982" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-3.png 2129w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-3-300x138.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-3-1024x472.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-3-768x354.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-3-1536x708.png 1536w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerita-SLAI-3-2048x945.png 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2129px) 100vw, 2129px"></a>

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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Indonesia’s vast tropical peatlands are more than just carbon stores—they are home to resilient communities whose lives depend on the land. Spanning 13.43 million hectares, with more than half of it in Sumatra, these tropical peatlands play a vital role in maintaining ecological balance while supporting livelihoods that have lived through generations. Among others, Riau Province stands out for its extensive peatland and plantation landscapes. Here, coconut ranks as the second most important commodity after palm oil, contributing around 11% of Indonesia’s national production.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">In the Regency of Indragiri Hilir (Inhil), coconut cultivation has long been part of local tradition. The cultivation system is predominantly managed by smallholder farmers using traditional, locally adapted practices passed down through generations. Unlike large industrial estates, smallholder plantations usually run on a modest scale—relying on manual labor, traditional methods, and natural soil conditions, with little use of chemical inputs, and limited access to bigger markets. Yet, within these humble systems, the wellbeing of nature and community livelihoods can continue to move hand in hand. The coconut trees that have long lined its peatlands are not just sources of income, but also a part of a living system where soil, water, and community are deeply connected with each other through close interactions. <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Seeing the Bigger Picture through a Socio-Ecological Lens<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">With that in mind, we use the socio-ecological system (SES) perspective to help us look at <a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-025-06756-6?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=oa_20250913&amp;utm_content=10.1007%2Fs10668-025-06756-6"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Inhil&#039;s coconut supply chain dynamics.</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Through this perspective, <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">human and non-human components<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> within the system (i.e. farmers, soil, water, and crops) <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">are seen as interconnected<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">, not separated and independent from each other. Every activity done on the ground is part of the ecosystem—where a change in one aspect can affect the behaviour of another and vice versa, creating a feedback loop. In terms of <a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0951832013002147?via%3Dihub"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">resilience</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">, this perspective helps us understand what keeps a community strong—how people and nature support each other to recover or avoid disruptions.<img src="https://be.tayjuhanafoundation.org/storage/images/05d620ab-99ec-4329-88af-9702f370c7f4.jpg" width="4032" height="3024"> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">How Coconut Farmers Build Resilience in Inhil’s Peatlands<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Through our fieldwork in Inhil, we observed how the coconut farming community demonstrates this deep connection in everyday life. One of the phenomena that we explored <a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-025-06756-6?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=oa_20250913&amp;utm_content=10.1007%2Fs10668-025-06756-6"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">in our research</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> is how the coconut farmers have long explored ways to establish a more resilient livelihood despite the natural dynamics of coconut plantations as well as peatlands’ vulnerable nature. To build economic resilience, they find their way to diversify their income through rotating between roles and planting diverse crops besides coconut.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">One of the most common ways farmers strengthen their income is by <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">diversifying their work roles<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">. With coconut harvest periods spanning within every couple of months, coconut farming creates space for farmers to take on other work. Many farmers work as laborers on one another’s farm, usually by friends and neighbors. This way, farmers are able to have multiple income sources as they assume dual roles as both landowners and laborers. However, interestingly in some cases, laboring on others’ farms is not always paid in cash—as most modern views on livelihood would expect—but following a rotation agreement as a communal activity which signifies strong kinship within the community.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Another choice of practice is <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">intercropping<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">, or cultivating other crops alongside coconuts. Farmers plant betel nuts, bananas, potatoes, pineapples, and other varieties for household consumption and small-scale sale. These crops not only improve local food security but also serve as additional income sources, helping families remain steady when external factors—like weather or market fluctuations—affect coconut yields.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Together, these approaches form a picture of community-driven resilience, where traditional practices, cooperation, and local knowledge sustain both livelihoods and the land itself.<img src="https://be.tayjuhanafoundation.org/storage/images/93b23fc2-9428-4584-9c3b-accbde9dac40.jpg" width="4240" height="2400"> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Continuing the Story from Inhil’s Coconut Farmers<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">These practices we found in Inhil are just one part of a larger story of connection between people and the peatlands they call home. Every decision—what to plant, how to share the work, when to harvest—reflects a deeper relationship between livelihoods and ecosystems.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Join us in uncovering more stories from Inhil’s peatland communities and how they adapt and thrive amidst change <a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-025-06756-6?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=oa_20250913&amp;utm_content=10.1007%2Fs10668-025-06756-6"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">here</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">. Also, don’t miss our webinar with Zentide and Greeneration Foundation, tomorrow, 16th October 2025 <a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://webinar.greeneration.org/"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">here</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">, as part of our World Food Day 2025 campaign.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Stay connected with us on <a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/tayjuhanafoundation/?hl=en"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Instagram</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> and <a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://id.linkedin.com/company/tayjuhanafoundation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">LinkedIn</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> for updates and field stories from the ground.

Resilient Roots: How Indragiri Hilir’s Coconut Peatland Farmers Adapt to Change

Learning from Tradition: Agroforestry in Indragiri Hilir and Beyond

Agroforestry in Indragiri Hilir: Building Food Security and Peatland Resilience

When we think about food sources, vast rice fields, fertile farmland, or abundant oceans often come to mind. However, we often overlook wetlands, despite their crucial role in feeding billions of people worldwide. As dynamic ecosystems where land and water intersect, wetlands have long fascinated scientists and agricultural experts. These unique landscapes are not only biodiversity hotspots and natural carbon sinks but also hold immense potential for sustainable farming. Harnessing their fertility while overcoming environmental challenges requires innovation and collaboration.Wetlands, characterised by the intersection of aquatic and terrestrial environments, have long intrigued researchers and agricultural experts. Wetlands International states that these unique ecosystems offer considerable value, functioning as crucial biodiversity hotspots, natural carbon sinks, and fertile soils conducive to sustainable agricultural practices. The conversion of these fertile yet difficult conditions into productive agricultural systems requires creativity and cooperative efforts. Indonesia encompasses roughly 40.5 million hectares of wetlands, which constitutes about 20% of the nation’s overall land area. This makes wetlands, such as peatland and swampland, an important resource for improving national food security.Recognising this potential, the Tay Juhana Foundation (TJF) convened TJF Sharing Session (TSS) #1, with the theme Farming in Wetlands, on March 13, 2025. The event brought together farmers, researchers, and community leaders to explore the opportunities, best practices, and challenges of wetland-based farming. The interactive event included farmers, researchers, and community leaders, providing practical experiences and scientific insights on the role of wetlands in fostering resilient and productive agriculture.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228363" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1.png" width="1114" height="556" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1.png 1114w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1-300x150.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1-1024x511.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1-768x383.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1114px) 100vw, 1114px"></a>The discussion starts with story sharing from Hermawan, a rice farmer from Rambutan Village in South Sumatra who began cultivating peatland two years ago when the soil was compact, highly acidic, and nearly barren. With the support of the Centre for International Forestry Research—World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) in South Sumatra, Hermawan implemented zero-burning techniques, built  dams and canals for effective water management, and converted weeds and livestock waste into nutrient-rich compost.His dedication paid off; rice production surged from 2.3 to 5 tonnes per hectare. More importantly, his success has inspired fellow farmers to adopt similar sustainable practices, proving that environmentally friendly farming can also be profitable.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228365" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2.png" width="1116" height="584" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2.png 1116w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2-300x157.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2-1024x536.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2-768x402.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1116px) 100vw, 1116px"></a>The second discussion is carried out by Dedek Putri Mufarroha, the SLAI (Suboptimal Land Agriculture Initiative) Enumerator. Kampung Gambut, located in North Pontianak, West Kalimantan, is a successful village with vast vegetable fields stretching as far as the eye can see. Farmers in this area view innovation and open communication as important to their success. The village’s transformation into a leading vegetable grower can be attributed in part to the leadership of local cooperative head Irwansyah, who has transformed the hamlet into a major crop provider.Farmers in Kampung Gambut learn from one another, adopting techniques such as using dolomite to regulate soil acidity.  They understand that collective effort, rather than reliance on outside help, drives progress. However, challenges remain. Despite harvesting 7–8 tonnes of vegetables daily, market prices often fail to reflect their hard work.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/3.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228367" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/3.png" width="1104" height="584" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/3.png 1104w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/3-300x159.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/3-1024x542.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/3-768x406.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1104px) 100vw, 1104px"></a>Lastly, we discuss the scientific explanation about sustainable farming on wetland. This topic is presented by Rabbirl Yarham Mahardika, who emphasises the extensive historical and scientific relevance of tropical peatlands. A study conducted by <a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/abb853/pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monika Ruwaimana et al. (2020) </a>highlights a significant contrast between the comparatively young coastal peatlands in Rasau Jaya and the centuries-old interior peatlands in Kapuas Hulu, with some dating back approximately 49,600 years.Beyond their geological significance, peatlands serve as vital habitats for endangered species and function as crucial carbon sinks. However, without proper water management and sustainable practices, these ecosystems face rapid degradation. Protecting peatlands is not just about conservation. It is a fundamental step toward strengthening climate resilience and securing food systems for future generations.Wetlands offer immense potential for agriculture, supporting rice, sago, and horticultural crops while providing a consistent water supply for aquaculture and biodiversity that enhances agroforestry and polyculture systems. The key takeaway from the TSS event was clear: sustainable wetland agriculture requires continuous  innovation, adaptation, and collaboration. It is about finding harmony between nature and human needs.  The escalation of climate uncertainty, indigenous wisdom, collective knowledge, and novel methodologies are proving essential for building resilience.To explore the discussion in more detail, feel free to rewatch the full session through the following link: <a href="https://youtu.be/VYu9uBGSwmA?si=kvD6d2Uehef17UR8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TJF Sharing Session 2025 – Bertani di Lahan Basah</a>

Maximizing Nature’s Concealed Potential in Wetland Agriculture

Peatland Agriculture Potential for Food Production – Indonesia, with its vast <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peatland" target="_blank" rel="noopener">peatland</a> ecosystems, holds an untapped opportunity to revolutionize agriculture. These lands, often considered challenging for farming due to their unique soil composition and high water content, are, in fact, a hidden treasure for sustainable food production. With the right approach, peatlands can be transformed into productive agricultural landscapes that support food security while preserving the environment.For decades, peatland agriculture potential for food production has been viewed with skepticism, mainly due to unsustainable practices that lead to land degradation, fires, and carbon emissions. However, a new perspective is emerging—one that focuses on sustainable cultivation methods that not only make these lands viable for farming but also ensure long-term ecological balance. The Tay Juhana Foundation is at the forefront of this movement, proving that with knowledge, innovation, and dedication, peatlands can become key players in global food production.<h2>Peatland Agriculture Potential for Food Production – Unlocking a Sustainable Future</h2>Peatlands cover millions of hectares in Indonesia, yet their agricultural potential remains largely underutilized. The traditional approach of draining these lands for farming has led to severe environmental consequences, including increased greenhouse gas emissions and devastating peat fires. However, when managed correctly, peatlands offer a fertile and moisture-rich environment that can support a variety of crops suitable for wetland conditions.Sustainable peatland agriculture potential for food production focuses on maintaining water levels, using peat-friendly crops, and implementing eco-conscious farming practices. Crops such as sago, taro, and jelutung thrive in these conditions, providing not only food but also economic stability for local farmers. Additionally, integrating aquaculture with peatland farming opens new opportunities for diversified food production, ensuring both economic and environmental benefits.Through years of research and fieldwork, the Tay Juhana Foundation has demonstrated that peatlands can be transformed into productive farmland without causing environmental harm. Their initiatives serve as a powerful example of how agricultural progress does not have to come at the expense of nature. Instead, by working with the land rather than against it, farmers can unlock the full potential of peatland agriculture potential for food production while preserving these critical ecosystems.<h3>North Jakarta’s Role in Advancing Peatland Agriculture</h3>One of the most significant challenges in peatland agriculture potential for food production is changing public perception. Many still believe that these lands are unsuitable for food production, yet real-world examples in North Jakarta prove otherwise. This region, heavily impacted by land-use changes, showcases how sustainable peatland agriculture potential for food production can bring about economic and environmental transformation.The Tay Juhana Foundation has been actively working with communities in North Jakarta, providing training, resources, and support to farmers willing to adopt sustainable practices. By introducing agroforestry techniques, water management strategies, and peat-friendly crops, the foundation has helped farmers improve yields while maintaining ecological balance. These success stories demonstrate that, with the right approach, peatlands can become a reliable source of food production, ensuring food security for generations to come.Farmers in the region have experienced firsthand the benefits of these techniques. With improved soil health and better water retention, their agricultural output has increased without harming the surrounding environment. This model of sustainable peatland farming is now inspiring other regions to follow suit, proving that the potential of peatland agriculture potential for food production extends far beyond what was once imagined.<h3>Why Peatland Agriculture Matters?</h3>The significance of peatland agriculture goes beyond Indonesia. As the global population continues to rise, the demand for food production is increasing at an unprecedented rate. Finding new, sustainable ways to cultivate land is crucial in addressing this challenge. Peatlands offer a unique solution, as they provide fertile ground for food crops while simultaneously acting as carbon sinks that help combat climate change.By investing in sustainable peatland agriculture, businesses, policymakers, and individuals can contribute to a more resilient food system. The Tay Juhana Foundation’s work serves as a blueprint for how peatlands can be used productively without compromising environmental integrity. Their commitment to innovation and sustainability proves that responsible peatland management is not just an option—it is a necessity for a sustainable future.Supporting sustainable peatland agriculture means investing in a future where food production and environmental conservation go hand in hand. It is an opportunity to create a world where peatlands are seen not as obstacles to development but as valuable assets that, when managed wisely, can provide for both people and nature.<h3>Get Involved with Tay Juhana Foundation</h3>The future of food production depends on sustainable practices, and peatland agriculture is a crucial part of the solution. Whether you are a farmer, researcher, business leader, or environmental advocate, there is a role for you in this movement. The <a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/">Tay Juhana Foundation</a> is leading the way, providing expertise, resources, and support to those committed to making a difference.Visit us at Kobexindo Tower – 2nd Floor, Jl. Pasir Putih Raya Blok No.E-5-D, Ancol, Pademangan, North Jakarta, Indonesia, 14430. For inquiries, call us at (021) 6603926 or reach out via WhatsApp: +62 815 8855 584.Join us in harnessing the potential of peatland agriculture potential for food production. Together, we can build a sustainable future where peatlands thrive, food security is strengthened, and the environment is protected for generations to come. Let’s take action today!

Peatland Agriculture Potential for Food Production

Sustainable Peatland Cultivation Example – <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indonesia</a>, a country rich in natural resources, is home to some of the most extensive peatland ecosystems in the world. These vast wetlands are more than just landscapes; they are crucial carbon sinks that help mitigate climate change, support biodiversity, and sustain the livelihoods of millions. However, rapid land conversion, unsustainable farming methods, and deforestation have led to severe peatland degradation, causing long-term environmental and economic consequences.The challenge now is to cultivate peatlands in a way that balances environmental conservation with economic productivity. Sustainable peatland cultivation offers a solution—one that not only restores damaged ecosystems but also provides opportunities for sustainable agriculture. The Tay Juhana Foundation is at the forefront of this movement, demonstrating that responsible peatland cultivation can be both profitable and ecologically beneficial.<h2>Sustainable Peatland Cultivation Example – Innovative Solutions for a Greener Future</h2>In Indonesia, where millions depend on agriculture, the shift towards sustainable peatland cultivation is no longer a choice but a necessity. Traditional farming techniques often involve drainage, which leads to peat oxidation, making the soil vulnerable to fires and carbon emissions. However, sustainable methods focus on maintaining water levels, utilizing peat-friendly crops, and adopting eco-conscious farming systems.The Tay Juhana Foundation exemplifies how innovative approaches can transform degraded peatlands into productive yet environmentally friendly agricultural landscapes. By implementing water management strategies, such as canal blocking and re-wetting, peatlands can retain their moisture, reducing the risk of fires and ensuring soil health. Additionally, the cultivation of suitable crops like sago, pineapple, and jelutung provides farmers with a stable income while preserving the integrity of peat soil.Through this approach, sustainable peatland cultivation example is not just about growing crops; it’s about fostering a long-term vision where economic prosperity and environmental conservation go hand in hand. This model proves that farmers do not have to choose between productivity and sustainability—they can achieve both with the right knowledge, techniques, and support.<h3>Real-World Impact – A Sustainable Peatland Cultivation Example in North Jakarta</h3>One of the most pressing areas for sustainable peatland cultivation example is North Jakarta, where urbanization and land degradation threaten the surrounding environment. With vast tracts of peatland facing depletion, the region serves as a prime example of why responsible land management is crucial.The Tay Juhana Foundation has been working tirelessly in these areas, providing farmers with the resources and education needed to adopt sustainable practices. By promoting agroforestry and introducing peat-friendly crops, they have helped transform once-degraded peatlands into thriving agricultural hubs. Farmers who once struggled with unproductive land are now seeing increased yields and better economic prospects, proving that sustainability can drive real, tangible benefits.One key initiative is the integration of aquaculture with peatland farming, a technique that maximizes land use while maintaining ecological balance. By combining fish farming with peatland-friendly crops, communities can diversify their income sources while ensuring environmental stability. This initiative has not only improved local livelihoods but also demonstrated the practical benefits of sustainable peatland cultivation example.<h3>Why Sustainable Peatland Cultivation Matters on a Global Scale</h3>Indonesia’s peatlands are more than just a national asset; they are a global responsibility. These ecosystems store massive amounts of carbon, and their degradation can lead to significant climate repercussions worldwide. Sustainable peatland cultivation example is a solution that aligns with global sustainability goals, ensuring that environmental conservation does not come at the cost of economic progress.By supporting initiatives like those led by the Tay Juhana Foundation, businesses, policymakers, and individuals can contribute to a more sustainable future. Investing in responsible peatland management not only helps protect these critical ecosystems but also fosters economic resilience for communities that rely on them.The foundation’s efforts serve as a blueprint for how nations can balance agriculture with conservation, proving that peatlands are not obstacles to development but rather valuable assets that, when managed correctly, can yield sustainable benefits for generations to come.<h3>Take Action with Tay Juhana Foundation</h3>Sustainable peatland cultivation example is more than just a concept—it is a movement that requires collective effort. Whether you are a farmer, entrepreneur, policymaker, or environmental advocate, you have the power to make a difference. The <a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/">Tay Juhana Foundation</a> is here to guide, support, and implement solutions that ensure peatlands remain a thriving resource for both people and nature.Visit us at Kobexindo Tower – 2nd Floor, Jl. Pasir Putih Raya Blok No.E-5-D, Ancol, Pademangan, North Jakarta, Indonesia, 14430. For inquiries, call us at (021) 6603926 or reach out via WhatsApp: +62 815 8855 584.Join us in championing sustainable peatland cultivation example and be part of a movement that secures a better future for Indonesia and the world. Let’s cultivate change, one peatland at a time.

Sustainable Peatland Cultivation Example for a Greener Future

Sustainable Peatland Management in Indonesia – <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indonesia</a>, with its vast archipelago and diverse ecosystems, is home to some of the world’s most critical peatlands. These unique wetlands serve as natural carbon sinks, storing massive amounts of carbon and playing a crucial role in global climate regulation. Rich in biodiversity, they provide a habitat for countless plant and animal species, many of which are endemic to the region. However, human activities such as deforestation, agricultural expansion, and drainage for plantations have severely threatened these ecosystems. The loss of peatlands not only endangers wildlife but also disrupts water cycles and increases the risk of natural disasters.As peatlands degrade, they release significant amounts of greenhouse gases, contributing to climate change and worsening air pollution through frequent peat fires. These fires have caused severe environmental and health crises, affecting millions of people across Southeast Asia. Without proper intervention, the destruction of peatlands will continue to accelerate, leading to irreversible ecological damage. Sustainable peatland management in Indonesia is now a crucial strategy to restore these ecosystems while supporting local communities that depend on them. By integrating conservation with sustainable peatland management in Indonesia development, Indonesia can safeguard its peatlands and secure a more resilient future for both people and nature.<h2>The Importance of Sustainable Peatland Management in Indonesia</h2>Peatlands in Indonesia play a pivotal role in the nation’s ecological and economic framework. These wetlands act as carbon sinks, sequestering vast amounts of CO2, and are home to unique flora and fauna that thrive only in these habitats. Unfortunately, unsustainable practices like slash-and-burn agriculture and drainage for palm oil plantations have led to peatland fires, which release significant greenhouse gases and cause harmful haze affecting millions.Sustainable peatland management in Indonesia is more than just an environmental necessity; it is a commitment to securing livelihoods, protecting biodiversity, and addressing climate change. Organizations like the Tay Juhana Foundation are at the forefront, advocating innovative and impactful solutions to conserve and restore peatland ecosystems.<h3>Championing Sustainable Peatland Management in North Jakarta</h3>Peatland degradation in regions like North Jakarta highlights the urgency of sustainable peatland management in Indonesia interventions. North Jakarta’s communities depend on these ecosystems for agriculture and water resources, making their preservation essential. The Tay Juhana Foundation has taken significant steps in promoting sustainable practices that balance ecological health with local livelihoods.By implementing eco-friendly agricultural methods and restoring damaged peatlands, the foundation helps communities unlock the long-term benefits of these ecosystems. Beyond ecological restoration, this approach empowers local farmers with knowledge and tools to adopt sustainable peatland management in Indonesia techniques, ensuring their future prosperity.<h4>Innovative Restoration Techniques</h4>Restoring degraded peatlands is no easy feat, but the Tay Juhana Foundation employs innovative strategies tailored to Indonesia’s unique landscapes. From re-wetting peat soils to planting native vegetation, their methods ensure a lasting impact. These efforts not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions but also create a buffer against natural disasters such as floods and droughts.<h4>The Role of Community Involvement</h4>True sustainability is achieved when local communities are at the heart of conservation efforts. The foundation’s programs prioritize education, equipping farmers and residents with the expertise to practice sustainable peatland management. This collaboration fosters a sense of ownership, turning conservation into a shared mission.<h3>Why Sustainable Peatland Management Matters Globally</h3>The significance of Indonesia’s peatlands transcends national borders. As global carbon sinks, these ecosystems are critical in mitigating climate change. Each hectare of restored peatland contributes to a healthier planet by absorbing CO2 and enhancing biodiversity. Tay Juhana Foundation’s efforts are a testament to Indonesia’s potential as a global leader in sustainable development.The organization also works to raise awareness on the international stage, showcasing how preserving peatlands can align with economic growth. By investing in peatland restoration, stakeholders can ensure not only environmental stability but also sustainable business practices.<h3>Contact Tay Juhana Foundation Today</h3>Are you ready to make a difference in Indonesia’s peatlands? The <a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/">Tay Juhana Foundation</a> offers a gateway to impactful and sustainable peatland management in Indonesia solutions. Whether you’re an individual, a corporation, or a policymaker, your involvement can drive positive change.Visit us at Kobexindo Tower – 2nd Floor, Jl. Pasir Putih Raya Blok No.E-5-D, Ancol, Pademangan, North Jakarta, Indonesia, 14430. For inquiries, call us at (021) 6603926 or reach out via WhatsApp: +62 815 8855 584.Together, we can ensure a future where Indonesia’s peatlands thrive, benefiting generations to come. Join us in championing sustainable peatland management in Indonesia today!

Sustainable Peatland Management in Indonesia

<h2>Water Management in Peatland</h2>Peatland is one of the most important ecosystems for environmental balance and economic sustainability. However, peatland also has unique characteristics that require special management, especially in terms of water management. Effective water management in peatland not only supports agricultural productivity but also preserves its ecological functions as a carbon sink and a biodiversity habitat. This article will discuss how water management in peatland is carried out, the challenges faced, and its benefits for the environment and society.<h3>Challenges in Water Management in Peatland</h3>Peatland has a high water retention capacity, but poor water management can lead to various problems. Some of the main challenges in peatland water management include:<h4>1. Excessive Drying</h4>Peatland drainage for agriculture or development often results in ecosystem damage. Dried peat soil becomes easily oxidized, leading to significant carbon emissions.<h4>2. Vulnerability to Fires</h4>Dried peatland is highly prone to fires, which not only destroy ecosystems but also increase air pollution.<h4>3. Difficulty in Drainage Control</h4>Peat soil’s porous nature and rich organic content make drainage control a significant challenge. Improper drainage management can lead to flooding or excessive drying, both of which harm the peatland ecosystem.<h3>Strategies for Water Management in Peatland</h3>To address these challenges, various water management strategies have been developed. Here are the key steps in peatland water management:<h4>1. Rewetting (Re-moistening of Peatland)</h4>Rewetting is a crucial step in restoring the ecological function of degraded peatland. This process involves refilling water into peat soil layers to prevent further drying and reduce carbon emissions.<h4>2. Construction of Canal Blocks</h4>Canal blocks are used to control water flow in peatland. By limiting excessive water drainage, canal blocks help maintain optimal soil moisture levels, prevent drying, and reduce fire risk.<h4>3. Ecosystem-Based Drainage Management</h4>Drainage systems in peatland should be designed with a balance between agricultural needs and ecological functions. Excessive drainage must be avoided to maintain adequate soil moisture and prevent carbon loss.<h4>4. Regular Hydrological Monitoring</h4>Hydrological monitoring is essential to understanding changes in water levels in peatland. This data helps determine necessary actions, such as adjusting canal blocks or rewetting if needed.<h4>5. Community Involvement</h4>Local communities must be involved in peatland water management. Through education and training, they can adopt sustainable peatland practices, such as eco-friendly agriculture or efficient water resource management.<h3>Benefits of Effective Water Management in Peatland</h3>Proper water management in peatland provides various benefits for both the environment and economy:<h4>1. Protecting the Ecological Function of Peatland</h4>By maintaining soil moisture, water management helps preserve peatland’s ecological role as a carbon sink and a habitat for flora and fauna.<h4>2. Reducing Fire Risk and Carbon Emissions</h4>Well-managed peatland has a lower risk of fire. Additionally, carbon emissions from peat oxidation can be minimized.<h4>3. Enhancing Agricultural Productivity</h4>With proper water management, peatland can be effectively used for agriculture, such as cultivating sago, coconut, and other crops that thrive in moist conditions.<h3>Water Management in Peatland</h3>Effective water management is key to sustainable peatland utilization. Processes such as rewetting, canal block construction, and hydrological monitoring play an essential role in maintaining the balance between agricultural productivity and environmental conservation.One successful example is <a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/our-work/our-project/peatland-research/" target="_new" rel="noopener">Tay Juhana Foundation</a>, which has been a leader in sustainable peatland management. They not only support effective water management but also utilize peatland for eco-friendly food cultivation. With the support of all stakeholders, we can transform peatland into a valuable asset for the future.<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tayjuhanafoundation/?hl=id" target="_new" rel="noopener">Tay Juhana Foundation</a> proves that collaboration and innovation can overcome challenges. Let’s work together to support water management in peatland for a greener and more sustainable future.Let’s make a sustainable future a reality, starting today. 🌍

Water Management in Peatland

<h2 class="relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8">Water Management Process in Peatland for Agriculture</h2>Peatland is one of the unique ecosystems that presents both challenges and great potential for agriculture. With its wet nature, rich organic content, but vulnerability to degradation, water management becomes a crucial aspect in utilizing peatland for <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture" target="_blank" rel="noopener">agriculture</a>. Proper water management not only supports agricultural productivity but also preserves the ecological function of peatland as a carbon sink and biodiversity habitat.<h3>Challenges in Water Management in Peatland</h3>Peatland has unique hydrological characteristics, with high moisture levels and a great capacity to store water. However, draining peatland for agricultural activities without proper management can lead to various problems, such as:<ul><li>Carbon Emissions: Excessive drainage oxidizes organic materials in peat, generating large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions.</li><li>Ecosystem Degradation: Drought causes peatland soil to lose its ecological function as a natural habitat.</li><li>Land Fires: Dry peatland is highly prone to fires, resulting in economic and environmental losses.</li></ul>For this reason, proper water management is key to successfully utilizing peatland for agriculture while ensuring the sustainability of its ecosystem.<h3>Water Management Process in Peatland</h3>Water management in peatland requires a holistic approach based on its hydrological characteristics. The following are the main processes in peatland water management:<h4>1. Construction of Canal Blocks</h4>Canals built in peatland often lead to excessive drainage. To address this issue, canal blocks are used to control water flow and maintain optimal soil moisture levels. These blocks help prevent excessive drying, which could trigger fires and soil degradation.<h4>2. Rewetting (Re-moistening of Peatland)</h4>Degraded peatland due to excessive drainage needs to undergo rewetting or re-moistening. This process involves refilling water into peat soil layers to restore its hydrological function. Rewetting also helps reduce carbon emissions from dry peatland.<h4>3. Integrated Drainage Management</h4>The drainage system in peatland must be carefully designed to balance agricultural water needs while preserving the ecological functions of peatland. Drainage regulation includes controlling water flow to maintain optimal moisture levels.<h4>4. Regular Hydrological Monitoring</h4>Monitoring groundwater levels regularly is essential to ensure the success of peatland water management. Hydrological data helps determine necessary actions, such as adjusting canal blocks or conducting rewetting if needed.<h4>5. Community Involvement</h4>Local communities play an important role in peatland water management. Through education and training, they can be taught to utilize land sustainably, such as adopting eco-friendly irrigation techniques or cultivating crops suited for peatland conditions.<h3>Benefits of Proper Water Management in Peatland</h3>Proper water management in peatland provides significant benefits, both environmentally and economically:<h4>1. Enhancing Agricultural Productivity</h4>By maintaining optimal moisture levels, peatland can be used effectively for agriculture, such as cultivating sago, coconut, or vegetables that tolerate high humidity.<h4>2. Preventing Ecosystem Degradation</h4>Water management helps protect peatland from degradation, reducing the risk of fires, and preserving natural habitats for flora and fauna.<h4>3. Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions</h4>By keeping peatland wet, carbon emissions from peat oxidation can be significantly reduced, contributing to climate change mitigation efforts.<h3>Water Management in Peatland for Agriculture</h3>Water management in peatland for agriculture is a critical step in ensuring its sustainable utilization. This process includes various methods, such as canal blocks, rewetting, and hydrological monitoring, all of which aim to balance agricultural needs and the ecological functions of peatland for agriculture.One successful example is <a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/our-work/our-project/peatland-research/" target="_new" rel="noopener">Tay Juhana Foundation</a>, which has successfully optimized peatland for agriculture through sustainable farming practices. They not only provide food for communities but also protect the environment through effective water management.<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tayjuhanafoundation/?hl=id" target="_new" rel="noopener">Tay Juhana Foundation</a> proves that with support and collaboration, challenges can be turned into opportunities. Let’s work together to support peatland water management for agriculture, for a greener, more sustainable, and prosperous future.Let’s take action for a better future, today. 🌍

Water Management Process in Peatland for Agriculture

<h3>Journal of Suboptimal Land Agriculture: Optimization of Land Management</h3>Suboptimal land refers to land that has natural limitations, such as low fertility levels, high soil acidity, or drainage issues, requiring special interventions to be utilized optimally. In Indonesia, most suboptimal land includes peat soil, marginal dry land, and freshwater swamps. With a significant land area, suboptimal land agriculture holds great potential to support the agricultural sector, provided that it is managed properly through sustainable and innovative approaches.<h3>Definition of Suboptimal Land and Its Challenges</h3>In simple terms, suboptimal land agriculture refers to land with physical, chemical, or biological characteristics that do not support intensive agricultural cultivation without improvements or special management. Some characteristics of suboptimal land include low pH (acidic soil), poor drainage (either too wet or too dry), and low nutrient content. Despite these challenges, this land type holds great potential to be developed into productive agricultural areas when managed with the right approach.<h3>Strategies for Optimizing Suboptimal Land Management</h3><h4>1. Sustainable Peatland Management</h4>Peatland, which falls under the suboptimal category, requires special attention. One of the key strategies is peatland ecosystem restoration through methods such as rewetting (re-moistening), revegetation (replanting native vegetation), and drainage control. These steps aim to maintain soil moisture, prevent fires, and optimize the ecological functions of peatland.<h4>2. Utilizing Agricultural Technology for Suboptimal Land</h4>Modern technology, such as precision irrigation, satellite-based monitoring, and eco-friendly organic fertilizers, can help increase suboptimal land productivity. With technology, farmers can identify specific soil and crop needs, leading to higher yields without harming the ecosystem.<h4>3. Crop Engineering</h4>Developing crop varieties that tolerate suboptimal land conditions, such as swamp rice or drought-resistant maize, is a key solution for utilizing this land. These varieties are designed to thrive in less-than-ideal environments, ensuring optimal productivity.<h4>4. Empowering Local Communities</h4>Local communities must be actively involved in every effort to manage suboptimal land. Education on sustainable agricultural practices, such as peat-friendly crops or integrated fish farming in swamp areas, can provide economic benefits while preserving the environment.<h4>5. Effective Water Management</h4>Proper drainage control is essential for suboptimal land, especially for peatland and swamp areas. By constructing canal blocks and maintaining balanced water levels, the land can be optimized without the risk of excessive drying or flooding.<h3>Benefits of Suboptimal Land Optimization</h3>Optimizing suboptimal land provides significant benefits, both environmentally and economically.<h4>1. Enhancing Agricultural Productivity</h4>By implementing proper water and land management, suboptimal land can be used for agriculture, such as sago, coconut, or other environmentally friendly crops.<h4>2. Preventing Ecosystem Degradation</h4>Sustainable land management helps reduce soil degradation risks, carbon emissions, and ecological disasters such as peatland fires.<h4>3. Improving Local Economic Growth</h4>By optimizing suboptimal land, local communities have new opportunities to increase their income through agriculture, livestock, or fisheries.For example, properly managed peatland can be used to grow sago, coconut, or other environmentally friendly crops. In addition, swamp land can be integrated with fish farming, creating a more productive and sustainable farming system.<h3>Challenges in Managing Suboptimal Land</h3>Despite its vast potential, suboptimal land management faces various challenges. Some of these include limited access to technology, lack of farmer knowledge on sustainable management, and conflicts between conservation and economic exploitation. Additionally, high rehabilitation costs are often a barrier, particularly in remote areas.<h3>Solutions and Recommendations</h3>To overcome these challenges, a comprehensive and collaborative approach is needed. Some recommendations include:<ul><li>Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration: Governments, private sectors, and local communities must work together to ensure sustainable suboptimal land management. Incentive programs for companies adopting environmentally friendly practices can encourage greater investment.</li><li>Education and Training: Providing training to local farmers on modern agricultural techniques and environmental sustainability is key to success.</li><li>Utilizing Data and Technology: Data-driven land mapping systems can help identify priority areas for restoration and development.</li></ul><h3>Journal of Suboptimal Land Agriculture</h3>Although suboptimal land has various limitations, it holds great potential to support Indonesia’s agricultural sector. By understanding the definition of suboptimal land, recognizing its characteristics, and utilizing its potential wisely, this land can be transformed into a productive asset that contributes to food security and environmental sustainability. With planned management, supported by technology and collaboration, suboptimal land agriculture can become a key pillar in national agricultural development.<h3>The Future of Suboptimal Land Agriculture</h3>Suboptimal land in Indonesia faces major challenges but also presents extraordinary opportunities for optimization. With the right approach, technological innovation, and collaboration among various parties, suboptimal land can be a solution to support food security, economic sustainability, and environmental conservation.One inspiring example is <a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/our-work/our-project/peatland-research/" target="_new" rel="noopener">Tay Juhana Foundation</a>, which has been a pioneer in managing suboptimal land agriculture sustainably. With a focus on environmentally friendly cultivation, they have proven that suboptimal land agriculture can become a productive resource to meet food demands. With support and joint efforts, this initiative can accelerate the transformation of suboptimal land into a valuable asset for all.<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tayjuhanafoundation/?hl=id" target="_new" rel="noopener">Tay Juhana Foundation</a> has shown that sustainably managing suboptimal land is not just possible but is already happening. Let’s join forces to create a greener and more sustainable future. Awareness, support, and real action from all stakeholders are key steps to ensuring this initiative’s success.Together, we can transform suboptimal land into a source of hope for future generations.Let’s take action for a sustainable future, today. 🌍

Journal of Suboptimal Land Agriculture: Optimization of Land Management

In Indragiri Hilir, Riau, known as &quot;The Land of a Thousand Parit,&quot; the traditional canal system, or parit, is the lifeline of the community. More than just agricultural infrastructure, the parit embodies communal knowledge, intercultural cooperation, and an adaptive response to the tidal peatland environment. This system not only sustains agriculture but also serves as the primary access connecting villages and supporting livelihoods.However, this socio-ecological system, which has endured for generations, is now facing serious threats. This research brief delves into the multidimensional challenges confronting the parit, from environmental degradation, such as soil subsidence, flooding, and water contamination to the economic and social pressures weakening its communal governance.By tracing the history of the parit, its function as a community-based water management system, and its current condition, this research proposes a way forward. Recommended solutions include strengthening governance through deliberation (musyawarah), restoring ecological buffer zones like mangrove and nipah forests, and diversifying local economies to reduce farmer vulnerability. Understanding the parit not merely as infrastructure but as an integrated socio-ecological system is key to its revitalization and ensuring its sustainability amidst mounting challenges.

PARIT: THE FOUNDATIONS OF AGRICULTURAL LIFE IN INDRAGIRI HILIR

Proudly present to you our Annual Report 2024, capturing our journey in driving sustainable agricultural innovation. Under the theme “Contributions to Global Food Sustainability,” we remained committed throughout the year to maximizing the untapped potential of suboptimal lands, redefining them as “land for future food” as part of our mission to ensure food security for humanity.As we step into 2025, we are dedicated to scaling our impact by expanding research, fostering innovation, and strengthening partnerships to ensure that food security is not just a vision, but a reality for all.To our partners, stakeholders, and communities, thank you for being part of this journey. We hope this report not only provides valuable insights but also inspires collective action toward a more resilient and sustainable food future.

Annual Report 2024: Contributions to Global Food Sustainability

Masa depan pangan dunia menghadapi tantangan yang semakin kompleks, mulai dari perubahan iklim, berkurangnya lahan subur, hingga meningkatnya kebutuhan pangan akibat pertumbuhan populasi. Di tengah tantangan tersebut, lahan basah hadir sebagai harapan baru. Dengan luas mencapai jutaan hektar di Indonesia, lahan basah menyimpan potensi luar biasa untuk mendukung ketahanan pangan sekaligus menjaga keseimbangan ekosistem.Buku ini hadir untuk mengupas praktik-praktik pertanian berkelanjutan yang dilakukan di lahan basah, termasuk rawa dan gambut, sebagai solusi inovatif dalam mendukung ketahanan pangan nasional. Melalui kisah-kisah inspiratif dari petani lokal, buku ini tidak hanya memberikan panduan praktis, tetapi juga membuka wawasan tentang pentingnya lahan basah bagi masa depan pangan dan keberlanjutan lingkungan.

Buku Kisah Sukses Bertani di Lahan Basah

The study explores the role of social capital in promoting social sustainability within small-scale coconut plantations in Indragiri Hilir, Indonesia. Employing a qualitative approach, this preliminary research engaged 65 farmers and 15 middlemen through extensive in-depth interviews and group discussions. Spanning diverse rural landscapes across the coastal areas of Indragiri Hilir—including Pulau Burung, Kateman, Tanah Merah, Teluk Belengkong, Pelangiran, Tembilahan, Enok, Sungai Batang, and Reteh Districts, covering 15 villages—the study addresses specific challenges and opportunities for sustainable practices unique to each locality. Through a nuanced examination of bonding, bridging, and linking forms of social capital, the findings underscore the pivotal role of social capital in fostering social sustainability.This encompasses aspects such as agricultural finance, supply chain dynamics, agricultural regeneration, and sustainable land management, facilitated by knowledge exchange, resource sharing, and collective action. The research highlights that the relationships among farmers, characterized as “bonding social capital,” constitute the fundamental basis for coconut ecosystem sustainability. However, addressing more complex challenges and meeting advanced needs requires expanding relationships beyond homogeneous groups of farmers. Therefore, fostering connections among actors at different levels and scales, represented by “bridging and linking social capital,” becomes crucial because vertical connections serve as a conduit to enhance bonding capital through interactions with external stakeholders.Download the Full Paper <a href="https://www.bio-conferences.org/articles/bioconf/abs/2025/09/bioconf_icsard2024_02001/bioconf_icsard2024_02001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>

Defining social sustainability through social capital in the small-scale coconut plantation ecosystem in Indragiri Hilir, Indonesia: A preliminary study

Di tengah pertumbuhan populasi dan perubahan iklim, dunia menghadapi tantangan besar untuk memenuhi kebutuhan pangan secara berkelanjutan. Pertanian intensif telah menguras kesuburan tanah, sementara cuaca ekstrem seringkali menghancurkan lahan yang tersedia.Kini, keberlanjutan pangan atau food sustainability menjadi kunci: bagaimana kita menyediakan pangan cukup tanpa mengorbankan masa depan? Dengan pendekatan inovatif seperti pemanfaatan lahan suboptimal dan pengurangan limbah pangan, kita bisa menjaga keseimbangan ekosistem sekaligus memenuhi kebutuhan pangan di masa depan. Ketahanan pangan bukan hanya soal ketersediaan, tetapi juga tentang mewariskan bumi yang sehat bagi generasi mendatang.Unduh majalah versi mobile <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XyQm86MqM6DXefoYI1W5WDEtaJV806LV/view" target="_blank" rel="noopener">di sini</a> untuk kemudahan membaca di ponselmu.

LAND &#038; LIFE | Edisi #1: Masih adakah lahan di masa depan?

Discover how coconut-based agroforestry and paludiculture systems are revolutionizing peatland management.
Our latest brief unveils this innovative approach&#8217;s potential to restore degraded peatlands and boost local economies. Learn how intercropping with crops like areca nut, cassava, and coffee can enhance soil health, increase biodiversity, and provide sustainable food sources. This powerful combination offers a promising pathway to address peatland regions&#8217; food insecurity and ecological challenges. Dive into the details and explore the possibilities of this transformative land-use practice.

Coconut-based Agroforestry-Paludiculture to Improve Peatlands Sustainability and Food Security

Conventionally, agriculture in peatland requires soil drainage to enable the crops to grow. This often results in being over-drained and makes it vulnerable to fires. The risk can be contained by applying water management trinity (WMT), which creates canals for water regulation and reservoirs instead of drainage. This study aimed to examine, elaborate, and validate the WMT effect and community involvement in minimizing fire risk in peatland.
We collected water table depth every two weeks from 1 April 2017 to 31 December 2020 in a coconut plantation under WMT and employed Focus Groups Discussions (FGD) in five villages in Pulau Burung District, Indragiri Hilir Regency, Riau. Our finding reveals that the main strength in lowering fire risk is people&#8217;s awareness in every village on the negative impact of land burning, along with the existence of WMT.
This article is published in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science Volume 914 (2021)
Download the full article <a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/914/1/012037" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>

Alleviating peatland fire risk using water management trinity and community involvement

Catastrophic forest and land fires have turned a global spotlight on tropical peatlands in Indonesia. The consequent reformulation of Indonesian land-use policy has been complicated by the existence of two apparently opposing objectives, namely conservation and development. In many regions of the country, peatland agriculture is one of the pillars of development, but its sustainability is questioned.
This article focuses on a coconut plantation managed by local stakeholders on peatland in Pulau Burung District (Riau Province) where excellent productivity has been achieved, promoting Indonesia as the world&#8217;s largest supplier of coconut. Quantitative and qualitative approaches are employed to examine the sustainability of this agricultural system over a period of 32 years; in terms of water management, land management and socioeconomic development.
This article is published in Mires and Peat Volume 27 (2021)
Download the full article <a href="http://mires-and-peat.net/pages/volumes/map27/map2730.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>

The potential role of coconut in improving the sustainability of agriculture on tropical peatland: A case study of 32 years’ practice in Pulau Burung District

In Demak Regency, abrasion and robs flood have adversely affected the farmers&#8217; aquaculture ponds since the past decades. The changing coastal environment and lack of knowledge to adapt in aquaculture management led to declining production that hampered the community&#8217;s resilience in the future. To help the farmers to thrive, an initiative called Coastal Field School (CFS) was implemented in 10 villages in Demak.
This paper discusses the CFS impact on the farmers&#8217; knowledge change using the indicators of farmers&#8217; program participation level, pre-test and post-test result to determine the knowledge improvement, aquaculture management technique, and productivity rate.
This article is published in IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 750, 2021

Empowering Fish-Farmer through Coastal Field School: Towards Sustainable Aquaculture Practice

Future food production is expected to meet the capacity in providing food for 9.7 billion people in the world by 2050. As the population rises, the demand for rice cropping areas in Indonesia will double to approximately 16.5 million ha by 2040. Deploying arable land intensification alone would hardly fill the gap. In Indonesia, around 140,000 – 187,000 hectares of agricultural areas have been lost due to residential or industrial purposes every year, especially in Java Island. This research attempted to explore the viable farming method to improve rice production in peatland which has the potential to be cultivated as arable land.
This article is published in IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 752, 2021

Lesson Learned from the Development of Sustainable Rice Farming in Peatland

<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-14.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228166" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-14.png" width="2525" height="716" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-14.png 2525w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-14-300x85.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-14-1024x290.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-14-768x218.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-14-1536x436.png 1536w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-14-2048x581.png 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2525px) 100vw, 2525px"></a> Pak Basri, pria berusia 56 tahun dari Desa Kampung Keramat, telah mendedikasikan hidupnya untuk pertanian sejak tahun 2005. Pendidikan formalnya di Sekolah Pertanian Pembangunan angkatan 1989 menjadi dasar kuat bagi pengabdiannya. Sejak 2011, beliau memfokuskan upayanya pada budidaya tanaman pangan di lahan rawa dan gambut yang dulunya tidak terpakai akibat penebangan hutan secara liar.Melihat potensi lahan yang dapat dioptimalkan, Pak Basri mulai mengembangkan budidaya padi di UPT Balai Benih dimana tantangan yang dihadapi oleh Pak Basri tidaklah sedikit. Pada awal mula membuka lahan untuk pertanian di Desa Jaya Makmur, lahan tersebut masih memiliki ketebalan gambut sekitar 15-20cm. Namun, karena setiap tahun dilakukan dua kali pengolahan tanah maka gambutnya semakin lama semakin habis. Selain itu, di wilayah tersebut termasuk dalam lahan pasang surut sehingga penurunan zat asam menjadi lebih cepat dengan adanya pola pengairan saluran irigasi yang baik.Kekurangan tenaga kerja untuk penyulaman mampu diatasi dengan inovasi teknologi pertanian sistem tabela (Tanam Benih Langsung) menggunakan pipa paralon. Selain itu, musim kemarau yang sulit diprediksi dan proses pemanenan yang lama juga mengancam kualitas hasil panen. Namun dengan mesin combine, beliau berhasil meningkatkan efisiensi dan kualitas panen. Kurang luasnya lantai jemur pun diatasi dengan penggunaan terpal sehingga dalam setahun, Pak Basri mampu menanam padi sampai dua kali siklus penanaman ASEP (April-September) dan OKMAR (Oktober-Maret).Pertanian di Desa Jaya Makmur sangat penting karena menjadi sumber utama pendapatan dan pangan bagi masyarakat setempat. Sawah-sawah di desa tersebut tidak hanya memenuhi kebutuhan pangan lokal tetapi juga menjadi sumber penghasilan bagi para petani. Teknologi modern seperti mesin combine telah membawa perubahan signifikan, memungkinkan panen yang lebih cepat dan efisien.Pak Basri menekankan pentingnya manajemen pertanian yang baik dan komunikasi antar petani untuk mengurangi hama dan mencegah kegagalan panen. Pemerintah juga perlu lebih kooperatif dalam memasok pupuk yang sering sulit didapatkan. Hasil panen dari sawah Pak Basri biasanya didistribusikan kepada pemborong atau dijual ke tengkulak dan masyarakat setempat dapat membeli padi dari UPT Balai Benih untuk dijadikan benih padi yang akan mereka tanam.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-15.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228168" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-15.png" width="1791" height="678" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-15.png 1791w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-15-300x114.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-15-1024x388.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-15-768x291.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-15-1536x581.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1791px) 100vw, 1791px"></a><a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-16.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228170" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-16.png" width="2382" height="1560" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-16.png 2382w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-16-300x196.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-16-1024x671.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-16-768x503.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-16-1536x1006.png 1536w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-16-2048x1341.png 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2382px) 100vw, 2382px"></a>“Seiring berkembangnya penduduk Desa Jaya Makmur yang sangat pesat perluasan dan perubahan lahan menjadi perumahan, maka diharapkan perjuangan ini terus dilanjutkan. Petani muda harus memiliki inovasi yang baik khususnya dibidang pertanian padi.”Harapan beliau kepada pemerintah khususnya kepada pembina petani dan penyuluh untuk wilayah Kecamatan Katingan Kuala diberikan pendampingan yang lebih dan merata persebarannya. Pendamping petani juga jangan hanya diutamakan di daerah kota saja, agar petani desa dapat dengan cepat menerima informasi terbaru dan dapat meningkatkan produksi panen masyarakat.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-18.png"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-228178 size-full" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-18.png" width="2391" height="906" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-18.png 2391w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-18-300x114.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-18-1024x388.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-18-768x291.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-18-1536x582.png 1536w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cerita-SLAI-18-2048x776.png 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2391px) 100vw, 2391px"></a>

Sumatra

Padi Rawa Pasang Surut Katingan

<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-10.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228137" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-10.png" width="2239" height="564" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-10.png 2239w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-10-300x76.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-10-1024x258.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-10-768x193.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-10-1536x387.png 1536w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-10-2048x516.png 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2239px) 100vw, 2239px"></a>Pak Asram, pria yang berusia 39 tahun ini besar dan tinggal di Desa Tanjung Baik Budi. Pada awal 2024 mulai memberanikan diri untuk melakukan budidaya holtikultura di lahan rawa. Hal ini berangkat dari keresahannya melihat lahan rawa yang kerap dibakar secara tidak bijak dan menyebabkan berbagai kerugian mulai dari kerugian finansial, kesehatan, dan kerusakan lingkungan.Dengan melihat potensi lahan yang dapat dimanfaatkan secara produktif, ia memutuskan untuk mengubah lahan rawa menjadi lahan pertanian. Sebagai langkah awal, ia dan beberapa rekannya mulai menanam berbagai jenis tanaman holtikultura seperti semangka, timun, dan cabai di atas lahan seluas 士 8.000 m2.Mengelola lahan rawa memiliki kesulitan tersendiri karena banyak vegetasi yang memiliki akar tunjang hingga satu meter ke dalam tanah sehingga membutuhkan usaha lebih untuk membersihkannya. Namun hal ini tidak menjadi kendala karena kuatnya rasa ingin tahu menjadi semangat ia dan rekannya dalam melakukan budidaya ini.Meski awalnya dipandang sebelah mata dan dianggap “tidak waras” karena bercocok tanam di lahan rawa, kini Pak Asram mampu menjadi sumber inspirasi bagi petani-petani di sekitarnya untuk mengoptimalkan potensi lahan mereka agar lebih produktif. Hal ini terlihat dengan bergabungnya beberapa petani dalam belajar teknik budidaya tanam holtikultura untuk memenuhi kebutuhan rumah tangga bahkan dijadikan sebagai sumber penghasilan.Besar harapan Pak Asram dan petani lainnya agar ke depannya bisa mendapatkan dukungan teknologi dengan tetap mempertahankan kearifan lokal dalam bertani agar hasil yang didapatkan melimpah dan dapat menjadikan Desa Tanjung Baik Budi sebagai salah satu lokasi pemasok kebutuhan sayur dan buah yang ada di Kabupaten Ketapang.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-11.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228139" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-11.png" width="1857" height="739" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-11.png 1857w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-11-300x119.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-11-1024x408.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-11-768x306.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-11-1536x611.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1857px) 100vw, 1857px"></a><a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-13.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228141" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-13.png" width="1884" height="1199" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-13.png 1884w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-13-300x191.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-13-1024x652.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-13-768x489.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-13-1536x978.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1884px) 100vw, 1884px"></a>“Saya lebih condong untuk bertani di tanah milik saya sendiri ketimbang di tempat lain, karena saya memiliki pemahaman yang lebih mendalam tentang potensi lahan saya sendiri sehingga harapannya dapat berperan sebagai penyuplai hasil pertanian untuk daerah lain”.Pesan kepada semua petani, semoga seluruh petani benar-benar menjadi petani, dan semoga generasi penerus kita tidak merasa malu menjadi petani karena petani adalah pilar utama kehidupan banyak orang melalui hasil pertanian mereka.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-12.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228143" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-12.png" width="1886" height="812" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-12.png 1886w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-12-300x129.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-12-1024x441.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-12-768x331.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerita-SLAI-12-1536x661.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1886px) 100vw, 1886px"></a>

Kebun Semangka di Tanah Rawa

<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-8.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228092" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-8.png" width="2084" height="669" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-8.png 2084w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-8-300x96.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-8-1024x329.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-8-768x247.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-8-1536x493.png 1536w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-8-2048x657.png 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2084px) 100vw, 2084px"></a>Mari berkenalan dengan Pak Misrodi yang berasal dari Kebumen, Jawa Tengah. Telah mengabdikan dirinya selama lebih dari 40 tahun sebagai petani. Lahir pada tahun 1963 di Pulau Sumatera, perjalanan pertanian Pak Misrodi dimulai sejak usia dini, ketika ia bersama orang tuanya merintis kehidupan di ladang.Dengan warisan pengetahuan yang berakar dari orang tuanya, Pak Misrodi memutuskan untuk menjadikan pertanian panggilan hidupnya. Pada era 1980-an, ia memulai petualangan di dunia pertanian dengan beras sebagai sahabat setianya. Memimpin ladang padi seluas 10 hektar, ia juga mewarisi dan mengelola pabrik penggilingan padi keluarganya. Tak puas dengan prestasi yang sudah diraih, Pak Misrodi kini sedang menjajaki keberanian baru dengan menanam cabai.Bertani di lahan gambut tipis memang bukan perkara mudah, tetapi Pak Misrodi dengan gigih menerapkan metode pertanian organik. Keberhasilannya tak hanya tercermin dari ladang hijau yang subur, tetapi juga dari keberhasilannya menyekolahkan anak-anaknya dan memasok beras berkualitas ke sejumlah daerah di sekitarnya melalui pabrik penggilingannya.Kunci keberhasilan Pak Misrodi bukan hanya terletak pada lahan subur atau tanaman yang dikelolanya. Sifat tangguhnya menjadi nyawa kesuksesannya. Tantangan datang silih berganti, terutama di dunia pertanian yang dinamis, tetapi Pak Misrodi tidak pernah menyerah. Semangat belajar dan terus berkembang adalah mantra yang dipegangnya teguh.Lebih dari 40 tahun telah berlalu sejak pertama kali mengarungi dunia pertanian, namun semangat Pak Misrodi tidak pernah pudar. Ia terus menimba ilmu dan berinovasi untuk meningkatkan hasil panennya. Pak Misrodi selalu merumuskan strategi baru melalui diskusi dengan sesama petani, memperoleh pengetahuan baru, dan terus berupaya menjadi yang terbaik di bidangnya.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-6.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228088" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-6.png" width="1944" height="756" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-6.png 1944w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-6-300x117.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-6-1024x398.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-6-768x299.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-6-1536x597.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1944px) 100vw, 1944px"></a><a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-5.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228086" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-5.png" width="1812" height="1145" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-5.png 1812w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-5-300x190.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-5-1024x647.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-5-768x485.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-5-1536x971.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1812px) 100vw, 1812px"></a>Kisah Pak Misrodi telah berhasil menginspirasi petani lainnya untuk mengikuti jejaknya. Kabupaten Pelalawan yang disebut sebagai salah satu sentra produksi beras terbesar di Provinsi Riau terbukti dengan kisah dari pak Misrodi ini.<a href="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-7.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228090" src="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-7.png" width="1985" height="858" loading="lazy" srcset="https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-7.png 1985w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-7-300x130.png 300w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-7-1024x443.png 1024w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-7-768x332.png 768w, https://old.tayjuhanafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cerita-SLAI-7-1536x664.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1985px) 100vw, 1985px"></a>

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