Following up on the basic business development training sessions for forest farmers groups in FORCLIME-supported villages in Papua Province which were held last July, the Papua Provincial Forestry and Environment Service (DKLH), working in conjunction with FORCLIME, held an advanced training session from 5 - 8 September 2023 in Abepura, Papua. This business development training session aimed to strengthen forest farmer groups (KTH) in their journey toward becoming independent and sustainable businesses. The event was opened by the Secretary of the Papua Province DKLH, Mr. Aries Toteles Ap, and was attended by supported forest farmers groups, as well as by facilitators and extension workers from DKLH, including from the Forest Management Unit (KPH) and the Natural Resources Conservation Center (BBKSDA). The training sessions were organized by RIWANI Globe, a business and human capital development consulting agency, while the various training materials utilized during this advanced session aimed to:

1. Strengthen KPH and forest farmers groups in relation to calculations of the per-unit costs of each product, sales forecasts and the preparation of sales plans for business activities, as well as in relation to calculations of profits.
2. Provide knowledge of the types of capital that are required in order to start or develop a business and calculate the capital required by a group.
3. Increase the capacities of forest farmers and KPH in relation to business accounting.
4. Strengthen business facilitators from KPH and BBKSDA in relation to the facilitation of entrepreneurial skills and KTH business development.

As a follow-up to this advanced training session, further online assistance will be provided to KTH so that they can sustainably develop their businesses in line with assistance relating to the preparation of business plans that was originally provided online on 26 - 27 September 2023, as well as sharing sessions for training participants from Papua, West Papua and Central Sulawesi.

For more information, please contact:
Ruben Yogi, Junior Advisor for GIS and Mapping
Wira Nastainul Hakim, Junior Adviser for Human Capacity Development
Edy Marbyanto, Strategic Area Manager for Human Capacity Development