On 4 December, the Dutch Embassy in Jakarta, in collaboration with TI, organized a workshop on 'Strengthening Multisector Policy Support for Intensive Agroforestry Development '. The workshop followed up on the recommendations of a series of studies and workshops conducted in 2023 and 2024, which highlighted the need for stronger multi-stakeholder collaboration to enable continued exchange and learning, the development of integrated agroforestry projects, and the scaling up of agroforestry practices in Indonesia.
The recommendations from the series of studies and workshops held in 2023 and 2024 emphasized that effective scaling requires clearly defined and complementary roles among government, the private sector, civil society, and knowledge institutions. A summary of the study and previous workshops is available.
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Group photo of the workshop's participants
The Embassy commissioned Tropenbos Indonesia in June 2024 to establish a working group on scaling agroforestry. Since its inception, the working group has been engaged in a series of Focus Group Discussions involving a wide range of stakeholders. Through this iterative process, the group identified Intensive Agroforestry as a suitable and practical concept to support the scaling up of agroforestry in Indonesia, while recognizing the importance of involving larger and more diverse stakeholders to further enrich technical, policy, and implementation perspectives.
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Edi Purwanto, Director of Tropenbos Indonesia (above) and Joost van Uum, Agriculture Counselor (below)
As part of working group activity, this workshop on Strengthening Multisector Policy Support for Intensive Agroforestry Development served as a platform to share insights from this process and to broaden the discussion. Following opening remarks by Joost van Uum, Agricultural Counselor of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Jakarta, the agenda continued with a series of presentations by:
- Catur Endah Prasetiani P., S.Si., M.T., Director General of Social Forestry, Ministry of Forestry
- Drs. Andrey Ikhsan Lubis, M.Si., Director of Village and Rural Socio-Cultural and Environmental Development
- Dadang Jainal Mutaqin, S.Hut. E.EMD., Ph.D., Director of Forestry and Water Resources Conservation, National Planning Agency
- Prof. Dr. Ir. Budiadi. S.Hut., M.Agr. Sc, IPU, Chair of the Indonesia Network for Agroforestry Education (INAFE)
- Sonya Dewi Santoso, Director of Asia at CIFOR-ICRAF
- Prof. Kurniatun Hairiyah.
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The speakers of the workshop
Followed by three breakout group discussion where the participants then engaged in three breakout group discussions focusing on:
- Strategic issues for intensive agroforestry and support needs
- Challenges and opportunities in developing multisectoral policies for intensive agroforestry
- Enabling conditions for developing multisectoral policies for intensive agroforestry and their rapid implementation.
Key takeaways
Key takeaways from the workshop included the strong call for the development of a national agroforestry regulatory framework and the importance of initiating impactful pilot agroforestry projects that can demonstrate tangible environmental, social, and economic benefits. Participants expressed the shared hope that these discussions would translate into concrete actions and collaborations, paving the way for the broader mainstreaming and scaling of intensive agroforestry in Indonesia.
More information
For more information about these workshops or the studies, please feel free to contact us at JAK-LVVN@minbuza.nl