Come, See, Practice and I Can! Follow-up group of NTT students
Friday, 25 May 2018by adminstube
Human have thought and curiosity, so they will try to find out answers of questionsbothering their mind until the answers are gained. Feeling of curiousity also covered theparticipants’ mind of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta after Organic Farming training held on May 4-6, 2018, especially when they followed a session delivered by TO Suprapto, one of the facilitatorsexplaining about an integrated agriculture systemand the utilization of local materials for liquid fertilizer.
Activities in Joglo Tani was began from a visit to the liquid and solid fertilizer production. There,the participants discussed with Bowo, TO Suprapto’s younger brother, about rabbit's urine as an example of liquid fertilizer, as well as the practice of the students about some ingredients of liquid fertilizer, the measurement, until being ready to be fermented. They practiced to make it together with vocational students who were also studying there at the same time.
The ingredients of liquid fertilizer are 20 liters ofcow urine, 2 kilograms of herbal substances called ‘empon-empon’, someotten fruits, 1 liter of molasses, 2 kgs guano kohe, gamal leaves and banana stems. The following is the way how to make it: ‘empon-empon’ are sliced ??and boiled, after boiling, the ingredients are cooled and mixed with cow urine, molasses, rotten fruits, gamal leaves, and chopped banana stems. The mixture were put in a bucket and sealed for about two weeks forfermentation. After two weeks, the liquid fertilizer is completed and ready to use. If there is no cow urine, coconut water can be used instead, and mollases can be replaced with brown sugar. Liquid fertilizer is useful to increase soil nutrition because it contains organic nutrients to refresh plants. Other benefit of using ‘empon-empon’ iskilling pests in the soil because it tends to heat.
It has been proven that learning process by coming,seeing, and practicing will make someone master better. Therefore, young people, let’s begin to recognize local materials in your area and use them to increase the production of community agriculture. (ELS).
Halmahera Coconut: The Ignored Potency
Tuesday, 15 May 2018by adminstube
"Planted what you eat, and eat what you plant, to be food independent!" This expression really tickled two brothers who attended Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta traning about organic farming on May 2018. “We plant coconuts, however shall we also have to eat coconuts every day?" they asked in their mind. There must be another way to create the potential of Halmahera coconut which is only fruit to use so far.
Halmahera overview: The small K island located inthe eastern of Sulawesi island is the producer of nutmeg, cloves, coconut and abundant marine yield, such as sea cucumber, grouper fish, tuna and skipjack. Because of its nature's outcome, the Portuguese and the Spanish struggled to compete for power influence on this island. Currently Halmahera has become a province of North Maluku province.Previously it was under the province of Maluku. This province has many under-sea-tour destinations, in addition to cultural tourism and historical relics even this island still has Sultanate that still stands firmly until now namely Ternate and TidoreSultanate.
The magnet of tourism becomes more extraordinary after it is supported with the continuously renewable infrastructure for the sake of the productivity of North Moluccas or Moluku Kierahapeople. East Halmahera regency is the youngest regency of among the regencies in North Maluku province. There are also many ethnic groups living together in this regency, such as the Tobelo, Maba, Buli and some others are coming from Java, Bugis, Toraja, Sanger, etc.
There are 9 regencies in East Halmahera province.One sub-district that is well known as rice produceris Central Wasile. There are many transmigrants from Java Island living here. They work mostly as farmers and sell their agricultural yields to Tobelo and Buli. Local people in this area are mostly Tobelo, Papua and Sanger ethnic groups who have come to Halmahera Island long before Indonesia independence. They have become local people living in several villages such as Hatetabako, Puao, Kakaraino & Nyaolako. These four villages are coastal areas. Puao village and Hatetabako itself is an adjacent village and commonly they are fishermen and farmers. The farmers in the village harvest hundreds tons of coconut annually, however there is no otherutilization of coconut waste except kopra. Such condition makes anxiety to students and young people who have studied in Jogja and Jakarta, like Witno and Erik who are both cousins coming ??from different village in East Halmahera.
They expressed their anxiety during organic farming training organized by Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta. Because of their anxiety, Stube tried to invite them to visit one coconut shell handy craft producerwhose products have been sent to various countries both in Asia and Europe. The producer’s name is 'Chumplung Adji Craft' located in Santan hamlet, Pajangan, Bantul, Yogyakarta.
Arriving there they were so enthusiastic to know further the benefits of coconut from A to Z and itsderivative products. They are so motivated that they are much encouraged to complete their studyimmediately and come home to Puao and Hatetabako as soon as possible because they have extraordinaryabundant coconut potency but still neglected as a potency for income generating. Except for copra andcooking oil there is no other process. As far as the eye looked at the beach or under coconut trees after the harvest, there is only a pile of trash of coconut shells that were left weathered and burned.It is quite different with 'Chumplung Adji Craft'has done. Coconut shell can be made to be various creations such as cups, bowls, accessories box, tissue box, handbags, buttons and many others. Next,the stem of coconut tree can be made to be spoons, forks and many other creative products.
Thought and hope to made coconut waste or even todivert copra of which price is also erratic to be fine craft is possible to be done in the future. Nowit is still from Santan-Yogyakarta, one hamlet forIndonesia, however they have a hope within 4-5 years ahead there will be from Puao & Hatetabako-North Maluku for Indonesia instead. (SAP).
How Is Our Food Bank?
Tuesday, 8 May 2018by adminstube
The deterioration of soil quality due to factors such as chemical use, crop failure, pest attacks, and food poisoning cases due to chemical and microbiological contamination, made people think about the importance to safeguard the nature by reducing chemical use and replacing it with organic fertilizers and other natural ingredients to produce healthy organic food. Organic food came from an organic farming system which implements ecosystem control to achieve sustainable productivity by controlling weeds, pests, and diseases through means such as plant and animal waste recycling, crop rotation and selection, irrigation management, land processing, and the use of natural substances.
Mankind's trend to use and consume organic products is a step forward to save the Earth from foreseeable environmental disaster. Therefore, it becomes our duty and responsibility to remind others of the importance of preserving the nature where we live in.
Because of those many issues on environment, farmers and farming, also community's lifestyle, notably students who often don't consider organic and healthy food, Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta organized an organic farming training, "Apa Kabar Lumbung Pangan Kita?" (How is our food barn?) This theme gives students an understanding of the importance of organic farming for the continuation of living natural ecosystem and the food chain.
The three-day and two-night training, from 4 to 6 May 2018 at Camelia guesthouse, Kaliurang, presents T.O. Suprapto, an organic farmer from Joglo Tani Yogyakarta, which presents the bases of organic agriculture by emphasizing 'eat what we plant, plant what we eat', so we can achieve food self-sufficiency while also consuming healthy organic food. T.O. Suprapto also provides study opportunities for every youth who is financially limited, to continue their study in college, noting that they must be majoring in agriculture.
In order that the participants have the capability to perform risk and potency mapping in their neighborhood, Dr. F. Didiet Heru Swasono, M.P., a lecturer from the Faculty of Agro Technology at Mercu Buana University conveys about the importance of organic certification as a form of consumer protection standard which is based on ministerial regulation and Indonesian national standard. He also speaks about the necessity for socio-cultural and environmental mapping skills for the participants to have in their neighborhood.
To parallelize the theory and the practice, on the second day, all participants did an exposure to two places; one is the "Bumi Lestari" Female Farmer Group in Sembung village, Purwobinangun, Pakem, and the second being "Kuncup" organic farm managed by Dedy Tri Kuncoro. Both of these places are a representation of organic farming that has been running and even innovating in the manufacturing of fertilizer. "Bumi Lestari" itself is one of the multiple sites of Lumbung Mataraman initiated by Sri Sultan HB X.
Meanwhile, "Kuncup" organic farm developed tabulampot (fruit plant in a pot) which has been marketed outside of the province. Here the participants are interested in the utilization of egg waste as a material for making organic fertilizer.
Discussing agricultural topics will always link back to the economy and politics of the nation. Back then when Indonesia was imagined to achieve rice self-sufficiency, it opened the floodgate for the arrival of various types of chemical fertilizer for the so-called "Green Revolution". Now, Rahmat Jabaril (artist and Dago Pojok creative village's figure), Eko Prasetyo (Social Movement Institute) and Paguyuban Petani Organik Jodhog, complete the discourse on the issues of independence, creativity, land takeover, the challenge of Indonesian farmers, and social welfare.
Twenty-seven participants are eager to follow the three-day training and planning to do follow-ups, such as bringing new communities to the farmer's community, further study on the use of coconut, promoting food and organic farming in social media, growing organic herbs and learning to make organic pesticide.
Everyone is entitled to a decent and healthy life. Especially, a healthy and decent life coupled with a healthy and balanced lifestyle and mindset. Thus,as the nation's youth, we must implement healthy living so we can become an agent of change and able to give birth to a generation which is healthier, smarter, decent living, and even independence on their own homeland. (SAP).Young People Promote Human Rights
Saturday, 5 May 2018by adminstube
There is a different atmosphere on Saturday, May 5, 2018 in one building in Engineering faculty, University of Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta. Several young people and students from various regions and backgrounds of study gathered in an event called‘KAMU BELA HAM’. What event is it? The topic has a meaning that young people are invited to promote Human Rights. It is a workshop initiated by Amnesty Indonesia (AI) and Social Movement Institute (SMI) to introduce human rights understanding among youth and build their awareness and sensitivity toward human rights for their surroundings.
Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta’s participation in this workshop is a part of long series sincelast December with a network of Amnesty Indonesia and Social Movement Institute in Yogyakarta. As an institution mentoring students from various regions in Indonesia who study in Yogyakarta, Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta saw the importance of human rights understanding among young people and real daily implementation. Thus, Stube sent Wilton Paskalis and Robertus Ngongo as participants in the workshop. Both students are from Sumba and activists of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta.
In the beginning of the workshop, Eko Prasetyo, SH., from SMI presented a general description of Human Rights according to Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), in which human rights are rights attached to person and can not be inviolable by anyone and or in any forms. Human rights is very sensitive. Why? Because it is closely related to thefreedom life of every individu or group. It does not mean to act freely, without ethics or morals, but it is freedom to have education, to launch opinion, toimprove the quality of life, to enjoy the world and so on without any ties that limits life. The concept of human rights according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been ratified by all countries, but in reality it has not proceeded yet.
This UDHR was a response towardWorld War II thatbrought humanitydisasters. Next it is resulting movements ofvarious countriesto join the UN andthey produced the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948. The basic values of Universal Declaration of Human Rights bear progress on freedom, justice, peace and develop universal recognition and respect for human rights which is summarized into 30 articles covering: (1) civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights; (2) acknowledgement of inherent dignity of all human beings as the basis for freedom, justice and world peace; (3) the universal acknowledgement that human rights apply to all human beings; (4) promote respect for human rights through teaching and education and progressive efforts both nationally and internationally. One example of international cases is Israeli occupation of Palestinian land, so that Palestinians areintimidated, facing access restrictions and difficulties in their daily life.
Human rights and its relevance in Indonesia for youthwere revealed by Sri Muhyati, who stated that human rights are relevant to Indonesia and its youth. Human rights as ideals of independence are guaranteed by constitution of UUD 1945, in accordance with the basic rights that must be met and protected by state. Human rights as the ideals of independence proclamation are contained in the articles and the opening of UUD 1945. Indonesians ever lived as a colonized nation in which the nation and its people lost their rights to life. The struggle for Indonesian independence is the struggle for human rights because it restored human dignity. Abdurrahman Wahid, known as Gus Dur, a nation figure and former president of the Republic of Indonesia, revealed 'humanizing human beings', meant that humans should be respected, but the reality is still fight for it. Human rights violations in Indonesia also occurred during 1965 massacre, when people were arrested and sentenced without trial, suffering physical and psychological torture.
Amnesty International itself is a non-profit organization established since 1960 pioneered by Peter Benenson, a lawyer from England. At that time he read two Portuguese students were arrested because they toast for independence. He wrote letters to newspapers and finally got respond widelyof the demand to release their rights. Amnesty International existed in Indonesia since December 2017. Amnesty International focuses on global movement of human rights protection campaigns.
Worshop KAMU BELA HAM is part of introduction aboutbasic human rights among youth and a starting point of a new movement of awareness toward human rights in Yogyakarta, because thousands of young people from various regions in Indonesia come to Yogyakarta to study. So that, learning human rights become important for them while studying in Yogyakarta as knowledge stockpile to return to their home land. (Wilton Paskalis and Robert Ngongo).
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