Proceedings - Balai Penelitian Tanah
Proceedings - Balai Penelitian Tanah
Proceedings - Balai Penelitian Tanah
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Shea et al.<br />
Material support was provided for restoration of farming on over<br />
25,000 ha of tsunami-damaged farmlands, and community<br />
empowerment was carried out in over 600 villages. The present paper<br />
is however restricted to activities aimed at restoration of support<br />
services and the development of institutional capacity to address key<br />
rehabilitation and reconstruction issues, including those related to soil<br />
rehabilitation and management. As part of its Integrated Strategy for<br />
Rehabilitation and Reconstruction for Agriculture Sector, ETESP has<br />
given priority in capacity building to: (1) Rehabilitation of Provincial<br />
and District Offices, (2) Providing Transportation for Field Activities,<br />
(3) Rehabilitation/Development of Seed Production Capacity, (4)<br />
Rehabilitation/Development of Livestock Facilities, (5) Rehabilitation/<br />
Development of Agriculture Extension Services or Livelihood<br />
Connection Centers, (6) Human Resources Development, (7) Gender<br />
Mainstreaming, and (8) Media for Women Farmers.<br />
REHABILITATION OF PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT OFFICES<br />
The Tsunami caused damage to or destroyed many Agriculture<br />
Offices at both the Provincial and District levels. Thus, to provide a<br />
suitable working environment for efforts in rehabilitation and<br />
reconstruction, ETESP provided funds for the rehabilitation of key<br />
agriculture offices, including:<br />
• Office Complex for Provincial Agriculture Service for Food<br />
Crops and Horticulture<br />
• Office and Laboratory for Provincial Agriculture Service for<br />
Livestock<br />
• Office and Laboratory/Mess for Provincial Agriculture Service<br />
for Estate Crops<br />
• District Offices for Estate Crops in Aceh Besar, Aceh Jaya,<br />
Aceh Barat, Nagan Raya, Simeulue, Pidie, Aceh Utara and<br />
Aceh Timur<br />
• District Office for Food Crops and Horticulture for Simeulue<br />
District, and<br />
• Food Crop and Horticulture Protection Laboratory for West<br />
Coast, Pulo IE, Nagan Raya<br />
International Workshop on Post Tsunami Soil Management, 1-2 July 2008 in Bogor, Indonesia