Perkumpulan Tani Lestari Mandiri
LESMAN was established in 1992 with a vision to improve the sustainability of the rural environment by empowering farmers and their families in social politics, culture, economics and technical aspects. The organisation was established by 18 farmers in Boyolali (Central Java), which then was registered as a foundation in 1996. Because it wants to become more open for the farmer community, LESMAN converted itself into an association in 2007. LESMAN has been a Hivos' partners since 1999 with activities in organising, capacity building, advocacy, market access, access to finance, off-farm businesses development, and organisational strengthening. The main approach for LESMAN to work with the community is through the development of farmer field schools.
Between 2005 and 2008 LESMAN implemented a European Union project managed through Hivos.
The target group of LESMAN are small-scale farmers and their families. Until September 2008 there were 16.434 farmer households organised in 503 farmer groups in Boyolali (Central Java) and two other districts in Yogyakarta Special Province (Kulon Progo and Gunung Kidul). The farmers are organised in 3 farmer forums operating at district level (Jatari in Boyolali, Kompag in Gunung Kidul, and Jatirogo in Kulon Progo). LESMAN facilitated the establishment of economic units such as Pasar Tani (a marketing institution in Boyolali), Artha Dharma Lestari Saving and Credit Cooperatives (in Boyolali), Bina Artha Lestari Saving and Credit Cooperatives (in Gunung Kidul). It also provided inputs to the drafting of village level micro finance institution regulation.
In their previous Hivos supported project, LESMAN has been able to improve its staff capacities, and has also been successful in increasing the farmers communities' skill in managing social and economic institutions,
Based on LESMAN's consistency to work for improving farmers households' livelihood, concern to environment, and continuous improvement of its approach, Hivos supported LESMAN.
Between 2005 and 2008 LESMAN implemented a European Union project managed through Hivos.
The target group of LESMAN are small-scale farmers and their families. Until September 2008 there were 16.434 farmer households organised in 503 farmer groups in Boyolali (Central Java) and two other districts in Yogyakarta Special Province (Kulon Progo and Gunung Kidul). The farmers are organised in 3 farmer forums operating at district level (Jatari in Boyolali, Kompag in Gunung Kidul, and Jatirogo in Kulon Progo). LESMAN facilitated the establishment of economic units such as Pasar Tani (a marketing institution in Boyolali), Artha Dharma Lestari Saving and Credit Cooperatives (in Boyolali), Bina Artha Lestari Saving and Credit Cooperatives (in Gunung Kidul). It also provided inputs to the drafting of village level micro finance institution regulation.
In their previous Hivos supported project, LESMAN has been able to improve its staff capacities, and has also been successful in increasing the farmers communities' skill in managing social and economic institutions,
Based on LESMAN's consistency to work for improving farmers households' livelihood, concern to environment, and continuous improvement of its approach, Hivos supported LESMAN.
Type organisatie |
Service organization /non-profit |
Werkveld |
Sustainable Production |
Land |
Indonesia |
Opgericht |
1996 |
Hivos partner sinds |
1999 |
Developing Socio-Economic Institution to Support Farmers' Local-Based Sustainable Self Reliance on Food and Economy
| DAC-sectors: | Crop production |
|---|---|
| Location: | |
| Beneficiary: | small farmers, fishers, pastoralists, forest dwellers |
| activity | Farmer media strengthening |
| Direct outreach | 500 - Intermediary level |
| Indirect outreach | 20000 - Beneficiaries: poor and/or marginalised women and men |
| activity | Farmer Economic Institution Strengthening |
| Direct outreach | 450 - Intermediary level |
| Indirect outreach | 3275 - Beneficiaries: poor and/or marginalised women and men |
| activity | Farm and non-farm products strengthening |
| Direct outreach | 1000 - Intermediary level |
| Indirect outreach | 12000 - Beneficiaries: poor and/or marginalised women and men |
| activity | Strengthening of farmer forums |
| Direct outreach | 1000 - Intermediary level |
| Indirect outreach | 12000 - Beneficiaries: poor and/or marginalised women and men |
| Contract total: | 318.288 |
| Contractperiod: | 20-08-2009 until 19-08-2012 |
| Description: | |
|---|---|
| The project titled "To Strengthen Farmers' Socio Economic Institutional Capacity in managing Local Resources for Sustainable Livelihood" will be implemented for 3 years. 400 farmer groups (12,000 households) will be assisted in 4 districts (Boyolali, Klaten, Gunung Kidul and Kulon Progo). The project aims to improve local resources management by increasing the capacity of farmers to meet their food needs and developing productive economic initiatives, strengthening farmers' social and economic institutions for improving collective action among farmers in a multi stakeholder approach, strengthening local government supports to improve livelihood of farmer community living in rural areas, and to improve organisational capacity of LESMAN in implementing farmer empowerment programmes. The principles of the programme are self reliance, gender mainstreaming, active participation in policy process, strengthening collaborative network, and capacity strengthening. The main activities of the project are: strengthening of 4 farmer forums, developing of farm and off-farm products through business development and quality management for 280 farmer groups involving 12,000 farmers, and internal organisational strengthening of Lesman. The activities implemented in this project are inline with the purpose of sustainable production programme to improve livelihood of small-scale farmers. |
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