Tropical Native Species Reforestation Information Clearinghouse (TRIC)

Resource Details

TREES Indonesia: Agroforestry Project at Gunung Maland and Seruni Mumbul Villages

Contact Info

Pahuna Sharma-Laden, pahuna@treesftf.org

Affiliations

• Trees for the Future
• CcesIndonesia

Link(s)

• www.plant-trees.org

Species Info

In nursery:

• Leucaena spp (exotic)
• Albizia falcataria (Falcataria moluccana) (exotic)
• Shorea mecistopteryx
• Albizia saman (exotic)
• Aegle marmelos (naturalized)
• Ceiba pentandra (exotic)
• Tectona grandis (exotic)
• Aquilaria malaccensis (Aquilaria moluccensis)
• Turi, Srikaya, Banten, Mango

Description

• The mission of the project is to reforest degraded sites in Java and Lombok through agroforestry.
• Another goal is to collaborate with local communities and village farmers by training them in sustainable food production and resource management.
• The project take place in two villages, Seruni Mumbul and Gunung Malang with a centralized nursery at Kampung Sasak and Kampung Hijrah.
• These sites are within the district Pringgabaya of the Lotim Provience, region of NTB Indonesia.
• The project began in April 2012 and so far, 20 farmers from Gunung Malang and 20 farmers inKampung Sasak Seruni Mumbul  have beentrained in nursery development and composting.
• A nursery already been created at Kampung Sasak and Kampung Hijrah.
• Future plans include the expanding of the project to District Sambelia, District Suela, and the transmigration area at Jeringo Village.
• Some challenges so far have been finding seed stock and seed storage during the rainy season.

Related Publications and Projects

• Trees for the Future, 2008, "Agroforestry Training Program: Taking Action, Reaching Out," Silver Spring, Maryland, p. 66.
• TREES for the Future: West Africa Program
• TREES Philippines: Zambales Agroforestry Project

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