Resource Details
TREES Indonesia: Agroforestry Project at Gunung Maland and Seruni Mumbul Villages
Project:
Project - Nonprofit
Contact Info
Pahuna Sharma-Laden, pahuna@treesftf.org
Affiliations
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Trees for the Future
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CcesIndonesia
Link(s)
Species Info
In nursery:
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Leucaena spp (exotic)
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Albizia falcataria (Falcataria moluccana) (exotic)
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Shorea mecistopteryx
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Albizia saman (exotic)
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Aegle marmelos (naturalized)
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Ceiba pentandra (exotic)
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Tectona grandis (exotic)
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Aquilaria malaccensis (Aquilaria moluccensis)
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Turi, Srikaya, Banten, Mango
Description
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The mission of the project is to reforest degraded sites in Java and Lombok through agroforestry.
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Another goal is to collaborate with local communities and village farmers by training them in sustainable food production and resource management.
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The project take place in two villages, Seruni Mumbul and Gunung Malang with a centralized nursery at Kampung Sasak and Kampung Hijrah.
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These sites are within the district Pringgabaya of the Lotim Provience, region of NTB Indonesia.
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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.
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A nursery already been created at Kampung Sasak and Kampung Hijrah.
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Future plans include the expanding of the project to District Sambelia, District Suela, and the transmigration area at Jeringo Village.
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Some challenges so far have been finding seed stock and seed storage during the rainy season.
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