Indonesia
Organic rice chain in Boyolali district, Java, Indonesia: sustainable livelihood analysis and chain analysis
In Indonesia, VECO focuses on the development of five agricultural chains: coffee, cashew nut, cacao, rice and peanuts. At the start of its new 6-year programme, VECO Indonesia carried out a livelihood analysis and analysis of the organic ric chain in Boyolali district (Central Java).
Coffee chain in Toraja, Sulawesi, Indonesia: sustainable livelihood analysis and chain analysis
In Indonesia, VECO focuses on the development of five agricultural chains: coffee, cashew nut, cacao, rice and peanuts. At the start of its new 6-year programme, VECO Indonesia carried out a livelihood analysis and analysis of the coffee chain in Tana Toraja district (South Sulawesi).
Inclusion of Small Producers in the Value Chain in Indonesia: From Field Evidence to Action
The market changes faster than people's mindsets. This is particularly true in the agriculture sector, where many farmers still see themselves as commodity producers and not businessmen. There is a growing need for them to collaborate with different actors to link into the financial services and modern markets.
The issue was discussed at the "Inclusion of Small Producers in the Value Chain: From Field Evidence to Action", a workshop jointly organized by Belgium-based Vredeseilanden (VECO), United Kingdom-based International Institute for the Environment and Development (IIED), and Netherlands-based Cordaid.
Who is food policy for?
Who is food policy for? VECO Indonesia posed this plain question to farmers during discussion of the complexity of the food problems facing the world's poor. Food is a problem only for the poor, because those who have money can buy and manufacture food that only they can enjoy, while we poor people could never afford it. This was repeatedly stated by 60 farmers (25 women) from Surenoho, Lebobele and Illepadung villages in Flores Timur district and from Worowaru village in Ende district, Nusa Tenggara Timur province.
