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TRANSPORTATION<br />

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Shea et al.<br />

During the conflict period, many government vehicles were<br />

confiscated/commandeered by both the Government (Military and<br />

Police) and by GAM. Vehicles were used by combatants, sold for<br />

profit outside Aceh, or destroyed to prevent them being used by the<br />

government. Thus, at the time the tsunami struck, Government<br />

vehicles were extremely limited and Government Agriculture Services<br />

lacked the transportation they needed to play a major role in<br />

rehabilitation and reconstruction. Thus, ETESP capacity building<br />

included the provision of vehicles and motorcycles for transportation –<br />

required for planning, training and extension services, implementation,<br />

monitoring and evaluating of rehabilitation and reconstruction activities<br />

funded by ETESP, BRR (Debt Moratorium), BRA, APBN and APBD.<br />

With transportation, the Agriculture Services have been able to<br />

provide better coordination and support for NGOs working in the<br />

Agriculture Sector, at both provincial and district levels. Benefiting<br />

from the increased capacity of the Agriculture Services, organizations<br />

such as FAO and International NGOs are now working more closely<br />

with these Agriculture Services and taking advantage of their<br />

expertise in relation to quality seed, extension services, plant<br />

protection, veterinarian services, etc. This has translated into more<br />

effective activities and more sustainable benefits for farmers.<br />

A total of 60 vehicles (mini-vans, double-cabin pick-up trucks, and<br />

trucks) and 275 motorcycles were provided to 18 provincial facilities<br />

and 50+ agriculture facilities in 11 tsunami-affected districts.<br />

Photographs: Left – Double-cabin pick-up truck used by Agriculture Service<br />

for Food Crops and Horticulture in Aceh Barat Daya District. Center - 4-wheel<br />

drive vehicle, Aceh Besar District. Right – Motorcycles, Simeulue District.<br />

Agriculture Services at both the Provincial and District levels are now<br />

using vehicles provided by ETESP to carry out activities aimed at<br />

improved soil management, development of new systems for<br />

integrated sustainable agriculture, and achieving better gender<br />

equality in the agriculture sector.<br />

International Workshop on Post Tsunami Soil Management, 1-2 July 2008 in Bogor, Indonesia

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