Group of female and male farmers holding up onions.

Our Work in Indonesia

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Knowledge transfer activities in Indonesia are implemented and managed by Yayasan Bina Tani Sejahtera (YBTS), an independently funded and governed foundation affiliated with East-West Seed Indonesia. East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer Foundation works closely with YBTS, especially on the production of extension materials, extension methodologies, and data management.

At a Glance

  • In operation since 2009. More than 142,000 farmers trained since 2015.
  • We currently train smallholder farmers on sustainable vegetable production techniques in East Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, Papua, and West Nusa Tenggara provinces.
  • We provide intensive, hands-on training in the field, with a focus on women and youth. Our youth programs develop young farmers’ life skills along with their agricultural and business skills.
  • See our project history.
View Our 2024 Results
Farmers and staff in a covered seedling house.

Current & Recent Projects

Farmers give the thumbs-up sign while standing between two rows of tomatoes and holding a bucket of harvested tomatoes.

Let’s Grow!

Prioritizing sustainable income generation for young people through vegetable farming, along with life skills training

Project Partner: Ganesha Foundation

News & Stories

Indonesian farmer Elisabet Fakdewer with armfuls of yard long beans.

From Home Garden to Sustainable Income in Indonesia

Three youth participants in the Let's Grow! project hold up their farm logbooks.

Bridging Knowledge Across Borders: Empowering Youth Farmers in Indonesia

YBTS Extension Manager Edwin Saragih and farmer Marthen Luther stand in a field while holding melons.

Seeds to Success: YBTS and Papuan Youth in Sustainable Agriculture

KWT Suka Maju’s leader, Mama Elin.

The Women Who Nurture Agriculture in Southwest Sumba, Indonesia

A woman and her child hold leafy vegetable in a house above the water.

Growing Vegetables Over the Sea

The Indonesia Team in Action

Group of people listening to YBTS staff member explaining plant nutrition and fertilization.

Holding a training on plant nutrition and fertilization

Group of women and a YBTS staff member prepare to plant seeds in bags filled with soil.

Engaging women through Friday home gardening sessions

Two men identify crop pests by referring to a printing guide.

Practicing identification of crop pests and diseases

Six women stand behind a table holding the vegetable dishes they have made.

Promoting nutrition through a vegetable cooking competition

Three women fill leaf pots with soil.

Establishing a seedling nursery

Young farmers with workbooks listen to a staff member for the Let's Grow project.

Developing new skills in the Let’s Grow project

Four young men connect pieces of an irrigation system. Behind them is a field with young plants.

Installing drip irrigation

Reports & Resources

Click on the map to explore YBTS’s farmer-managed demonstration plots

Partners

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Ganesha Foundation logo
Kopernik logo
MedcoEnergi logo
William & Lily Foundation logo
East West Seed Indonesia logo
Wageningen University & Research logo
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Partner with us to change the lives of smallholder farmers in Indonesia
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