The Young Farmers Group of Kawula Muda Wadas Village (KAMUDEWA) consists of a group of residents from Wadas Village, Purworejo Regency, Central Java. This group was formed due to the concerns of residents amidst the threat of an andesite rock mining project for the benefit of the Bener Dam, Purworejo.
This project has the potential to displace agricultural land which is the economic support of residents and eliminate 27 springs which have been used free of charge by residents for household needs and agricultural land.
The goat farming program of the KAMUDEWA Young Farmers Group is carried out independently with the aim of revitalizing the economy of residents amidst the threat of mining projects.
This becomes the basic value that unites all group members to work together.
This program is run with assistance WALHI Jogjakarta and Nusantara Fund support. For us, access to Nusantara Fund Direct Funding is easy because program information is easy to obtain and filling out forms and documents is easy for the community to complete. All planning and decisions taken during the implementation of this program are the result of group agreements and are carried out together.
In the early stages of program implementation, we held meetings to organize the management, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the program. Furthermore, the appointed managers (8 people) conducted visits and training at two group goat farms, namely Sinambi Farm (Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta), and Kandang Kang Im (Magelang, Central Java). The visit was conducted with the aim of studying in depth about various aspects of goat farm management, such as qualifications, prices, pen buildings, feed, and goat health.
The manager conducted a survey of the quality and price of goats to several livestock markets in Purworejo and Yogyakarta. Then, the manager built a pen and fulfilled the livestock resources. The next stage, the manager made a gradual purchase of goats according to the quality and price agreed upon in the meeting.
The manager carries out routine maintenance of the goats and pens according to the agreed division of labor. This work continues to ensure that the goat farm can develop. Now, there are 8 people from the community who have committed to developing group goat farms. This is an important achievement because it provides concrete evidence in the early stages of community-based economic development and at the same time aims to defend the area from mining threats in Wadas Village.
Through the training conducted at Sinambi Farm and Kandang Kang Im, we gained new knowledge about goat management methods with adequate standards and quality. However, we also involved that the threat of andesite mining projects would have an impact on the availability of goat feed. Seeing the current development, we plan to build one more pen in line with the target in 6 months.
The pen currently built is only ideal for raising 10 goats. The new pen will be used as a place for new goats from the current livestock. Then, we also plan to build a wage scheme for group goat farm managers. This scheme aims to maintain the consistency of group goat farm management, because residents have other activities.
Another plan is to build a place to store goat feed stock, so that it can lighten the workload of managers who have to divide their time apart from livestock work and the struggle to protect the village from the planned andesite mining project. This plan will be accompanied by the creation of a management schedule for group goat farming.
The results of the management of this group's goat farm will be fully distributed to the struggle fund and residents who are in great need or have the desire to manage the farm. Therefore, assistance WALHI Jogjakarta and the support of Nusantara Fund in the next stage will be very useful in implementing the plan.
