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Despite the extreme heat and limited water availability in the dry season, EBPP Darmaji students continue turning knowledge into real change. After two years of learning dryland regenerative agriculture, most students have successfully applied their skills on their family farms, harvesting a variety of vegetables to share with their families. Through support from PT Mitra Prodin’s CSR programme, students have learned to build terraces, conserve water, improve soil fertility u

Amid the dryland conditions and limited food resources in Manikaji, simple learning can make a meaningful difference to families. Through EBPP’s dryland regenerative agricultural programme, the Manikaji farmer groups started learning today to raise chickens as a practical way to improve access to protein and essential nutrients while building greater household food self-reliance. The training was led by Pak Priyatna, an experienced poultry farmer and EBPP expert poultry volun

Inspired by friends at EBPP’s Darmaji and Manikaji schools, students from Bunga, Cegi and Pengalusan have been asking: “When can we learn dryland agriculture too?” Now, their wish is becoming reality. Since mid-August, EBPP’s agriculture team has begun training these students to turn steep, dry land at their Daya Learning Centre into productive farmland. They are learning to measure slopes, build terraces with simple bamboo A-frames, and make organic compost from fallen leave

As we enter the dry season, Darmaji Hamlet is experiencing very dry conditions, with water sources becoming increasingly limited. It is difficult for many families to grow crops, and even our daily water needs must be managed carefully. For our community, water is precious, and every drop matters. Despite these challenges, my family is very grateful that we can still enjoy fresh vegetables from our own home garden. This is possible because my friends and I have been learning

The regenerative dryland agriculture learning program for farmers in our 3 Manikaji Customary Villages continues to deliver remarkable results. Thanks to the generous support from FINNS Bali Social Fund, local farmers are not only gaining valuable new knowledge but are also successfully applying these techniques on their own steep volcanic ash farmland. After nine months of practical training in their respective learning gardens, 30 of the 99 members of the farmers’ groups ha

What began as practical lessons in our school garden has grown into valuable knowledge for the community.

Exciting progress is taking place in our Manikaji Dryland Regenerative Agriculture Program as we prepare to build chicken coops for three farmers’ groups in Manikaji Kaliaga, Manikaji Puncak, and Manikaji Asti. Over the past month, our team has worked closely with the farmers’ groups to discuss the construction plans and survey each site to ensure that the locations are suitable. We have also transported key construction materials—including concrete blocks, cement, and steel