Duck Projects

Rowosari Village, East Java



This project involves a local farmers' organisation from the village of Rowosari called "Bintang Tani", which was established in 1987.The project will be implemented in partnership with the Faculty of Agricultural Technology, University of Jember (UNEJ) in Regency of Jember, East Java, Indonesia.

Rowosari is located in the mountainous areas of Jember, East Java where there are no opportunities for crop production, but where activities such as livestock rearing are well suited.

Through the sales of eggs, chicks and adult ducks the project aims to improve the status of women, reduce poverty and increase local employment. Each household will be provided with thirty ducks which, it is anticipated, can be repaid with juvenile ducklings to the community fund within 10-12 months. These animals can then either be sold to provide a community fund to purchase more ducks, or essential services defined by the community, or passed on to new community group members.

Rowosari Village, East Java

This project works with a local farmers' organisation from the vilalge of Barat Sawah, 37 km south east of Jember with a population of approximately 2,700. The village is located in the sub-district of Sumberjambe in the Regency of Jember, East Java. The community group called "Tani Jaya II", which was established in 1990. This project is also being implemented in partnership with the Faculty of Agricultural Technology, University of Jember in Regency of Jember,

Due to the bad whether in the region during the monsoon period (December – January) it was hard to purchase ducks to be distributed to the farmers group. Due to an increase in the price of ducks of 30% from July, when ducks were bought for Rowosari village, only 12 farmers received ducks compared with 15 in Rowosari.