Agricultural Transformation starts in the backyard: The story of Nissa Wargadipuras from Indonesia
Watch and be inspired of the life story of Nissa Wargadipuras, a farmer from West Java Indonesia. Nissa established a farmer field school called At-Thariq (meaning “the way” in Arabic) to teach agroecology, food security, and religion to young people. They also teached sustainable farming lessons.. She also co-founded “Pasundan Farmer Union” which is one of the most influential farmers’ organizations in West Java. With only one hectare of land, Nissa designed a planting system for the school based on intercropping, where various crops are cultivated simultaneously in the same field. Watch her full story here.