ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss

The ADMI team will work with the Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Extension and Human Resource Development (IAAEHRD) and Bogor University of Agriculture (IPB) in Java to pilot a program of extension strengthening to support the needs of farmer groups serving mainly women farmers. Farmers groups will receive training in identifying and implementing small-scale income generating agricultural activities, climate smart agricultural practices that promote soil health and increase yields, human nutrition, and organizational practices to harness the power of groups for marketing, finance, and access to technologies. Strengthening the ability of these groups to engage in agricultural value chains can raise members’ incomes while reducing postharvest losses.

This effort will reach 50 extension workers and approximately 500 smallholder farmers, the majority of which will be women, to increase their capacity for higher incomes and more sustainable agricultural activities.