Cassava, palm sugar, banana, coffee, pumpkin and bamboo are among the best-selling products of village-owned enterprises in Rejosari and Katongan Village in Yogyakarta, as well as Bangunsari and Sidamulih Village in West Java. The development and strengthening of the village-owned enterprises in those villages are part of the Building Resilience in Indonesia: Integrating Inclusion and Risk Management in Rural Community Development Programmes. Since November 2016, ASB and Paluma Nusantara, supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, collaborate in implementing the programme which integrating community resilience programme and risk-aware socio economic development.
The village-owned enterprises in the programme’s working area are developing local products and optimalising local resources. Persons with disabilities are actively taking part in the process, together the village authority, women group and farmer association. The village-owned enterprises also received practical knowledge in expanding their market through online marketing. Last month, 32 entrepreneurs and volunteers from Katongan and Rejosari Village participated in an online marketing workshop. One of the specific objectives of this workshop was to introduce cassava products to a wider market as the festivities of the Eid al-Fitr was approaching.
