
Butta Lamberang Farmers and Fishermen Community
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Strengthening the Organization and Economy of Farmers and Fishermen
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The Butta Lamberang Farmers and Fishermen Community is a group of farmers, fishermen, and women who are actively involved in advocacy due to sand mining and various environmental damages that have occurred in Takalar Regency, South Sulawesi. One of the direct impacts of this mining is the loss of fertile agricultural land that was previously their source of life. In addition, increasingly severe abrasion has disrupted their agricultural and fisheries output. Therefore, they strengthen the economic capacity of the community through education, training, and development of sustainable agricultural and livestock-based businesses.
In June 2024, the Butta Lamberang Farmers and Fishermen Community held a True Agrarian Reform Academy (ARAS) training. The ARAS training aims to strengthen the ideology of the struggle for land rights, social justice, and build a collective spirit in defending land rights and the environment. In addition, they also conduct training on natural agricultural management, which includes sustainable agricultural techniques such as making organic fertilizers and environmentally friendly land management. As a form of implementing sustainable agriculture, they built a cage for laying ducks and a demonstration plot for a natural agricultural garden. They also empower coastal women, such as the formation of a collective vegetable garden that aims to create food availability for coastal residents, as well as coastal conservation through mangroves.
Through ARAS, 45 participants consisting of 24 women and 21 men, were able to deepen their knowledge of land rights, agrarian reform, and social justice, which helped strengthen their ideology of struggle. In addition, the construction of a duck cage with a natural farming system began using environmentally friendly duck farming methods with 50 ducks managed by 5 heads of families. In addition to strengthening food availability, coastal women in Ujung Baji Village have also begun to process natural chili sauce from raw materials such as chilies, onions, and other spices produced from the agricultural land of community members. In addition to chili sauce, they have also begun to process seaweed into products such as ice cream, candy, meatballs, sticks, and seaweed jelly.




