On Friday (01/04/22) at the Mehona Village office, Sabu Liae District, Sabu Raijua Regency, SHEEP Indonesia represented by the Field Coordinator and the project manager met with the Mehona village government to find out the development and condition of the village as well as discuss the RKPDES Mehona. The discussion also discussed the development and implementation of 20% of the allocation of funds focused on supporting food security programs.
Discussions related to RKPDES and how the allocation of funds will be realized and have a clear concept in the future. This is based on when there are problems encountered where Mehona village still does not have a clear understanding of the difference between food security and food independence. In addition, it also discussed how to follow up on circulars and the Regent's Technical Guidelines regarding YSI Local Food at tk. Mehona Village and discuss what programs can be included in the RKPDES. The end of the discussion resulted in several recommendations that were also agreed upon by the village including; village support for the procurement of sorghum seeds for village farmers, training plans for organic fertilizers and pesticides, procurement of shrimp mango fruit plants and training on local food processing that can be followed between hamlets.
This development is a tangible manifestation of YSI's synergy with the Village Government in encouraging the independence of the local food system, one of which is through the preparation of the RKPDES budget in collaboration with the local BPD.