{"id":2968,"date":"2017-10-09T10:26:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T09:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ldc.com\/us\/stories-insights\/indonesian-grandmother-farms-coffee-for-the-future-2\/"},"modified":"2023-05-24T18:29:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T16:29:49","slug":"indonesian-grandmother-farms-coffee-for-the-future-2","status":"publish","type":"stories-insight","link":"https:\/\/www.ldc.com\/us\/en\/stories-insights\/indonesian-grandmother-farms-coffee-for-the-future-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Farming for Their Families"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Opung Lambas farms coffee amongst the rolling hills by Indonesia\u2019s volcanic Lake Toba. Aged 76, she lives with her adult daughter and four-year old granddaughter. Despite her age, she is the only breadwinner of the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The region is one of the best and most renowned areas for coffee production in the world. But the isolation of certain communities meant that farmers like Opung have not had any formal training or support to make their production more profitable and sustainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But giving her and other rural women farmers access to these resources would make a big difference for Opung and around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rural women make up over a quarter of the total world population and, according to the United Nations, giving them proper training could boost yields by up to 30 percent. That would have knock-on benefits for health, education, and the future of their children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today, Opung Lambas is one of 92 women on the Inang Narburju (\u201cGood Mothers\u201d) project, run by LDC and an NGO, Business for Development (B4D).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project works with a community of women coffee farmers, in their early 50s and older. Mostly widowed mothers or grandmothers (\u201cOpu\u201d means \u201cGrandmother\u201d) just like Opung Lambas, they are sole breadwinners in their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Inang Naburju farmers are a special group of women, each with an inspiring story of resilience, kinship and dreams for the future, \u201csays Imran Nasrullah, CEO of LDC Indonesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are privileged to have the opportunity to work alongside them and to help make a difference to their lives and that of future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The women\u2019s plantations are an average 1.5 hectares and they bring in as little as US$1.50 per day. Many farmers supplement their incomes by working on other farms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGrowing coffee was less tiring, simpler, and cheaper than producing chili,\u201d says Opung Lambas who started farming coffee 20 years ago and kept going when her husband passed away in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut it has not been easy. Everything we know is self-taught and learnt from experience.\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A business model for women<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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LDC and B4D aims to create an inclusive business model that provides these farmers with agronomy training and equipment to boost productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over a two-day workshop, the 92 women learnt about coffee plantation ecosystems, tree rejuvenation (pruning), integrated pest management, and fertilizer application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They also received pruning shears, materials for pest traps, and preparations to control pests and disease. In between the coffee-picking seasons, the plan is to conduct further training for the women to help improve their yields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe learnt so many new and useful things. I find the part about pruning particularly useful, because now I understand how to keep my coffee trees healthier and produce better fruits,\u201d said Opung Lambas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd with the shears, I can practice immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, LDC and B4D are buying directly from the women, marketing and retailing this sustainably produced coffee to premium markets. A first shipment went to Australia earlier this year and interested customers are welcome to enquire with LDC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy goal is to work hard and save enough money for my grand-daughter\u2019s education,\u201d says Opung Lambas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf I have any extra, I would like to improve my house.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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