IPROMO 2015FOOD SECURITY IN MOUNTAINS AREA EXTRAORDINARY POTENTIAL

VISION:ENVISION SUSTAINABLE MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENTIN INDONESIA

YUNITA KOPJANSKI & RESILIENCE TEAMAGROINDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGYACCREDITED JEWELRY PROFESSIONALYETERNITY.COM ; yeternity@gmail.com

YES2DO PROJECTPURPOSE:

STEPPING UP AS THE NATION’S 1ST SUSTAINABLE MOUNTAIN

DEVELOPMENT IN INDONESIA

MISSION:

TO CULTIVATE SUSTAINABLE MOUNT SINABUNG DEVELOPMENT

AFTER POWERFUL VOLCANO ERUPTIONS IN NORTH SUMATERA

INDONESIACOUNTRY PROFILE

•Population: 250 million people.

•An archipelago (a group of islands = 17,000 island)

•A nation of volcanoes (877 mountains; 130 are active;

others inactive or dormant).

•Land area of 1,919,440 square kilometers (741,096 square

miles).

•Forest, agricultural & mountain sector : economic growth,

foreign exchange earnings, and in achieving food security.

MOUNT SINABUNG FACTS ➢ Location: North Sumatera, Indonesia; E:2,460 meter ( class 3)

➢ Last eruptions: 2013 - 2015 ongoing; Dormant :400 yrs.

➢ 15 Sept 2013: Erupted for 1st time since 2010.

➢ 150,000 people living along the slopes.

➢ Agriculture : coffee, cocoa, oranges, and chili.

➢ Vegetable crop productivity had declined by 30 % since Sinabung’s

initial eruption : broccoli, cabbage, corn, eggplant, potatoes, red

chilis, string beans, squash and tomatoes.

➢ Endangered species habitation: Sumatera Tiger & Goat.

➢ Livelihood & food sources.➢ Lack of sustainable development.

PROBLEMS

➢ Effect of volcano eruptions:

1. No access to sanitation & clean water.

2. Damaged forest, agricultural production, water pumps, and livestock.

3. Damaged : 2,000 hectares of agricultural crops.

4. Caused devastating losses to mountain people/farmers.

5. Destroyed hundreds of building, endangered species.

➢ Unsustainable practices

THE SOLUTION

ESTABLISHMENT OF SUSTAINABLE

MOUNT SINABUNG DEVELOPMENT IN

NORTH SUMATERA

5 PILLARS APPROACH: POWERP:Planting seeds and treesO:Outcome optimization through HIS ( Holistic,

Innovation and Sustainability )W:Working with mountain

people ( children, youthwomen, indigenous people)

E:Education and outreach

R:Reduce green gas emission:Reduce, Reuse,

Recycle

sustainable mountain farming development

Sustainable farming and agricultural productivity

Agribusinesses and agro-based

industries

75.6% of total population

Increased number of people

in industries

Future Opportunities: Agro-industry

Productivity

➢ Better management o Productiono Quality controlo Commercialization o Technology

Investment !

Agro-industries

Areas we can contribute

FOOD SECURITY

R&D ; collaboration with government,

Agricultural universities

LIVELIHOOD

Tourism, handcrafts production,

collaboration with farmers and NGOs

Thank You