Integrated Soil and Crop Management for Rehabilitation of Vegetable Production in the Tsunami-affected Areas of NAD Province, Indonesia
Summary
CROA is involved with a new project looking at restoring the fertility of tsunami affected soils used for vegetable production in Aceh, Indonesia. The objectives of the project are to identify constraints to the reestablishment of vegetable production on tsunami-affected soils and discover sustainable methods for overcoming these constraints and build technical capacity among researchers, extension specialists and vegetable farmers in Aceh for using integrated soil and crop management of vegetables.
The project is funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research and has close links with two other related DPI projects. The project started in January 2007 and activities to date include assessing soil and other crop management constraints to vegetable production post-tsunami and establishing 4 field trials, which aim to address these issues. One of these trials is examining the use of compost for improving soil physical fertility. A Communications Forum was held on 8th August with the aim of promoting project outcomes to date and fostering linkages between stakeholders. The project will conclude in 2009 and the outcomes will be used to enable rehabilitation of vegetable production to help restore and enhance food security, nutrition and livelihoods in Aceh.
Duration
2007-2009
Funding body
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (Project CP/2005/075)
- Collaborating organisations
- AVRDC - The World Vegetable Centre
- NSW Department of Primary Industries
- Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology (AIAT or BPTP)
- Indonesian Vegetables Research Institute (IVegRI)
- Universitas Syiah Kuala Dinas Pertanian
Project Leader
Dr Chris Dorahy
Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Menangle