Farmers and agriculture are still the main sectors supporting Indonesia’s economic growth. According to data from Indonesia’s Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), 40.83% of Indonesia’s total labor force works in the agricultural sector. However, BPS also noted that the number of households relying on the agricultural sector decreased by 5 million households over 10 years …
Basic Cadre Training Notes On 24-26 March 2022, 25 participants from various KSPPM assistance areas such as North Tapanuli, Toba and Samosir districts attended the Basic Organisational Cadre Training at the KSPPM Parapat Sopo. Participants are farmers and organisational cadres who are prepared to become administrators and local level organisers who are expected to later …
Tuesday, 15 March 2022. A number of international NGOs organised a discussion on environmental issues and indigenous peoples. The discussion presented 4 (four) speakers, namely Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk (Cross-Culture Program Manager at Montezuma Land Conservacy, Former Council-woman of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and Former Co-chair of the Inter-tribal Coalition on Bears Ears), Melody Daugherty (Tsalagi, …
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Dolok Sanggul, 21 March 2022 – More than 23,000 petition signatures were submitted to the Regent of Humbang Hasundutan, through this petition the Pargamanan Bintang Maria Indigenous Community in Parlilitan District, Humbang Hasundutan Regency asked the Regent to immediately issue a Regional Regulation on the Protection of Indigenous Peoples (PPMHA) as a legal umbrella to …
Tornauli (17/03). In the morning at 9:30am, the Indigenous Peoples Community (IP) in Parmonangan Sub-district, North Tapanuli had a special guest from Jakarta, the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM). On this occasion, Komnas HAM wanted to talk about violations committed by PT Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL) and other parties against the existing IP …
“Every year we are taxed, but we do not receive our rights”, Pak Jono’s loud voice filled the meeting room of Janji Maria Village, Wednesday, 16 March 2021. Pak Jono is a transmigrant family who has lived for about 18 years in Huta Janji Maria. On 26 December, he and four other families from Ciamis, …
Rice is one of the staple foods of the Indonesian people, so rice is not just an economic commodity, but a political one. Issues surrounding rice seem endless, such as rice self-sufficiency, rice fraud, import policies, rice for the poor (Raskin), and others. For the North Sumatra region, North Tapanuli Regency is one of the …
Since President Jokowi launched it in June 2020, the Food Estate program in Humbang Hasundutan has been running for two years. Initially, many people were optimistic about this National Strategic Project because it was narrated as a way to face the risk of a food crisis in this country. Excessive development competing with each other …
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In recent months, scarce and expensive fertilizers have been the main complaint of farmers in Indonesia, including in the North Tapanuli District. I found this complaint about fertilizers in several discussions about Law No.19 of 2013 on Farmer Protection and Empowerment. One part of the discussion was an inventory of farmers’ problems. Op. Jojo Tambunan …
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Various projects of the Lake Toba Authority Implementing Agency (BPODT) that have been present in Sigapiton since six years ago have often caused conflict and disturbed the peace of the community’s life, with various problems such as customary land grabbing and landslides. The international tourism program promoted by BPODT has converted land and changed the …