Success as the Fruit of Persistence
The success of a farmer who has achieved remarkable accomplishment serves as motivation for other farmers, considering the vital role farmers play as the primary pillars in meeting the food needs for livelihoods. However, attaining success as a farmer is far from easy. Here is the story of Nono Goro Ki'i, a successful farmer who embarked on the cultivation of vegetables in Kanelu Village, Central Wewewa District.
Nono Goro Ki'i is one of the farmers who received assistance from the Yayasan Bina Tani Sejahtera (YBTS) through the Agricultural Livelihood through Integrated Approach (PERMATA) program supported by the William & Lily Foundation (WLF). He expresses great joy and gratitude for this program. “I feel very grateful and appreciative because of this program. Previously, every harvest resulted in drastic decrease, and I even experienced crop failures due to pest attacks and diseases. Understandably, our region is prone to attacks, significantly hindering cultivation," says Nono Goro Ki'ï. Through the PERMATA program and the guidance of the Technical Field Officer (TFO) from YBTS, along with the support from Agricultural Extension Worker (PPL), our group has learned a lot about agricultural cultivation through demonstration plots by implementing good agricultural practices (GAP).
Nono Goro Ki'i has demonstrated perseverance and determination in applying GAP to chili plants, starting from selecting quality seeds to the harvesting stage. In his initial planting with a population of 900 chili trees, he successfully earned a profit of Rp6,000,000. The results of these profits encouraged him to develop his private land by planting beans and long beans, paying attention to crop rotation patterns. From the harvest of beans and long beans, he made a profit of Rp4,000,000. Until now, Nono Goro Ki'i has consistently cultivated tomatoes and long beans and hopes to get abundant yields through well-scheduled maintenance.