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One type of capacity building that local entities usually require is business development. In this regard, the Forestry and Environment Service (Dinas KLH) of Papua Province, supported by FORCLIME, recently held a number of sessions that addressed Basic Training and Coaching on Digital Marketing and eCommerce Management. Under the umbrella of this program, basic training sessions were held from 25 - 28 October 2022 while coaching sessions were held in Jayapura from 23 - 25 November. A total of 40 participants attended these two groups of activities and were representing forest management units (KPH and CDK) working within Papua Province, as well as a number of managers from the Forestry Creative Gallery and forest farmers groups from various FORCLIME-supported villages.
The training and coaching activities differed in several respects. During the basic training sessions, the trainers provided more material/theory-based input to the participants, whereas during the coaching sessions, the participants were expected to play a bigger role by practicing the material/theory that had previously been presented by the trainers.
“The Papua Provincial Government is organizing its forestry sector in an effort to maximize natural resources for communities living around forested areas. According to our data, when compared with timber forest products, which tend to damage forests, non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are more friendly in terms of their ability to protect the forest, however, billions of rupiah can also be generated through the successful management of NTFPs,” explained the Head of the Papua Provincial Forestry and Environment Service, Jan. Jap Ormuseray, S.H, M.Sc., during the opening of the training session. “From the resource personnel, we can learn digital marketing which will in turn help us to market the various NTFPs that are being fostered. This is a solution capable of increasing the incomes of local communities,” Mr. Ormuseray added.
Training participants received input on the following topics: Basic digital marketing, product marketing, social media optimization and eCommerce management through the marketplace.
After the completion of the basic training, further training and mentoring activities will be held in 2023.
For more information, please contact:
Wira Hakim, Advisor for Human Capacity Development
Edy Marbyanto, Strategic Area Manager for Human Capacity Development
The Emmaus Forest Farmers Group in Emaus Village is located in the Sausapor sub-District and is one of the forest farmers groups (KTH) that is being assisted by Tambrauw Production Forest Management Unit (KPHP) Unit IV. KTH Emmaus is also one of the farmers groups that are actively carrying out rehabilitation activities in relation to degraded land. Located along the coast of Sausapor, Kampung Emaus cultivates candlenut trees (Aleurites moluccanus), which grow naturally within the coastal area and in local community plantations. Abundant in nature, the candlenut is processed in a simple way as a spice in the form of seeds and is sold in traditional markets. However, to improve the household economy of the community (KTH members), it is necessary to diversify derivative products to be sold in various markets.
As a result, the Tambrauw KPHP Unit IV, in conjunction with KTH Emaus and supported by FORCLIME, held training sessions on making candlenut oil products to be used as hair masks from 28 – 29 November 2022. In addition, during these training sessions, the participants (who comprised 21 males and 36 females) also received training in how to make packaging for the hazelnut oil that they produce. The oil produced is packaged in 250 ml bottles, to which labels that show the identity of KTH Emmaus and Tambrauw KPHP Unit IV are attached.
In the wake of the completion of these training sessions, the produced oil will be put through processes of clinical testing prior to the KTH receiving assistance in its effort to secure a sales permit, namely the Household Product Permit (IPRT), before the products that are being produced are ultimately able to be sold. Another follow-up activity in this area involves training on product marketing, both traditionally and online (marketplace).
For more information, please contact:
Melanesia Brigite Boseren, Junior Advisor for Rural Livelihood, Forest Management and Conservation
Nita Yohana, Adviser for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for West Papua Province
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic Area Manager for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Papua and West Papua Provinces
With the goal of developing a plan that addresses spatial use and sourcing potential for forest areas in Papua Province, the Papua Forestry and Environment Service, supported by FORCLIME, held a meeting to develop such a Provincial Level Forestry Plan (RKTP) on 22 November 2022 in Jayapura. The RKTP document is a plan that contains macro-directions for spatial areas or spaces and that addresses the potential of forest areas in terms of engagement in forestry development and the development of non-forestry initiatives that utilize forest areas. In this regard, the plan sets out estimates of the contribution that the forestry sector can make to provincial areas for a period of 20 years.
“The RKTP is a long-term forestry sector planning document for Papua that has been prepared in sync with the National Level Forestry Plan and that will be drawn up by taking into account its position in relation to and linkages with the Long-Term Development Plan, Medium-Term Development Plan and Regional Government Work Plan,” explained the Head of the Papua Provincial Forestry and Environment Service, Jan Jap L. Ormuseray, S.H., M.Sc., in remarks that he made during the recent event. “In addition, the RKTP preparations will simultaneously address an adaptation to the latest policies in the wake of the issuance of the Job Creation Law and the Special Autonomy Law,” Mr. Ormuseray continued.
The recent meeting was attended by representatives from the Papua Forestry and Environment Service (DKLH), as well as by Bappeda Papua, technical implementation units at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in Papua and various partners operating within the province.
During the meeting, several resource persons presented the following materials, which will be used as a guide during the preparation of the RKTP:
After the meeting had been concluded, the DKLH Technical Team held another FGD the following day in order to refine the various strategic issues that had been identified the day before. In addition, the Technical Team also discussed the availability of data and drew up a timeframe for the completion of the Papua Provincial Level Forestry Plan document.
For more information, please contact:
Theodora F. Resubun, Advisor for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Papua Province
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic Area Manager for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Papua and West Papua Provinces
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