Recovery of Agriculture and Food Security Impacted by Earthquake in Sigi district

This project is a follow up action to the REAF project implemented in Sigi district of Central Sulawesi Province in Indonesia. The project will continue to work with about 500 participants from the previous project. The ultimate outcome of the project is to enhance food security of disaster and COVID-19 affected population in Sigi district of Central Sulawesi province. Two intermediate outcomes are: (1) Stabilized and/or Improved availability and access to food for male and female headed HHs affected by Central Sulawesi earthquake and COVID-19; (2) Increased empowerment of women and girls as change agents and leaders. Developing vibrant farmers groups through facilitation of group development plan, linking with, and leveraging resources from village and district government will be emphasized. The project will also promote local capital formation and access to finance through group level saving and credit. Farmer field school approach will be strengthened learning from the gaps in the previous project and further enhancing capacity of lead farmers/animal health workers (AHWs) and developing new lead farmers/AHWs wherever necessary. Poor and vulnerable HHs particularly impacted by recurrent floods who have limited livelihood assets will be supported to restock animals in pass-on mechanism. Off-farm training will be provided to about 20% of participants to enhance their skills gained during REAF project. Local input supply agents will be trained and linked with suppliers to enhance access to input markets. Likewise, FMS approach will be taken to increase participants understanding of market. The project will ensure that women representation is at least 50% in direct participants. Local gender and protection network will be established in each village with 50% women in those committees. The project will work to change gender knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions by educating the community about gender equality and GBV through established gender equality advocates and networks and other channels such as community campaigns.