Ecological Threat :

Most of the community lived in Simbolon Purba village relied on farming and agriculture activities. Currently the community of Simbolon Purba experienced the change of agricultural pattern. Twenty years ago, community of Samosir still practiced horticulture farming (such as corn, peanut, onion) and rice. Due to the season change, most of the farmers are now switched their horticulture farming to seasonal crop such as coffee and chocolate. In some part of village areas, there?s still unused land which can led to serious erosion and landslide due to the lack of plant covering the land and the village is located in 1000 m above sea level. On the other hand, community?s income are now decreased due to the increased of unproductive farming, illegal logging, etc which became the major cause of the lack of local interest in developing horticulture intensive farming.

Ecological Threat :

Most of the community lived in Simbolon Purba village relied on farming and agriculture activities. Currently the community of Simbolon Purba experienced the change of agricultural pattern. Twenty years ago, community of Samosir still practiced horticulture farming (such as corn, peanut, onion) and rice. Due to the season change, most of the farmers are now switched their horticulture farming to seasonal crop such as coffee and chocolate. In some part of village areas, there?s still unused land which can led to serious erosion and landslide due to the lack of plant covering the land and the village is located in 1000 m above sea level. On the other hand, community?s income are now decreased due to the increased of unproductive farming, illegal logging, etc which became the major cause of the lack of local interest in developing horticulture intensive farming.

Project Development Goal:

Planning program to increased local community capacity in cultivating natural dye plant that will increase community income as well as conserving endemic species.

Project Development Objective:

Established pilot project of natural dye and conserving the natural dye plant 2 hectares of community land as well as improving old land structure and mitigating local climate change effect.

Expected Outputs:
1. Existed natural dye product from the leave and nut of Salaon and Hasumba;
2. Increased land fertility since it will use mix agro forestry technique;
3. Improved micro climate condition through tree planting;
4. Reduced critical land;
5. Increased community knowledge regarding local product potentials in modern industry;
6. Improved community income from the marketing of natural dye product.

Activities to be Conducted:

1. Conducting activity socialization and community consolidation;
2. Planning on the natural dye conservation
3. Planning on the management of natural dye
4. Planning on the development of community natural dye product
5. Monitoring and Evaluation


Project Participants and/or beneficiaries:

1. Direct : 20 - 60 farmers and Ulos maker in Simbolon Village
2. Indirect : 474 Household of Simbolon Village