Project development Goal :
To conserve Rawa Aopa conservation area through community based sustainable nature resource management
Project Objectives :
1. To increase community welfare through effective post harvest management
2. To increase community capacity in post harvest management utilizing Solar Thermal Dryer
3. To increase land productivity through effective plant management
4. To reduce land conversion due to increasing land productivity

Expected output :
a. Increased farming product?s price so that increasing community?s income
b. Increased community?s capacity in post harvest management especially by utilizing STD
c. Emergence of reliable community?s organization in managing sustainable activities
d. Emergence of fund management system e.g : revolving fund
e. Increased land productivity due to effective plant management
f. Reduced land conversion due to increasing land productivity

Activities to be conducted :
A. Project preparation :
1. Program socialization
2. Establishment of community based organization
3. PRA and participatory planning development
B. Project implementation :
1. Strengthening and increasing community?s capacity :
a. in technical as well as organizational management
b. cross visit
2. Implementation of Solar Thermal Dryer
a. develop unit design based on local condition
b. unit installation
c. training on unit management
d. implementation of revolving fund
3. Establishment of demonstration project
a. training on effective cacao farming and post harvest management
b. market survey and access development
4. Outreach and publication
a. material production : poster, book on lessons learned, manual on STD management
b. distribution
5. Stakeholders collaboration
a. stakeholder workshop
b. proceeding production
C. Monitoring and Evaluation
D. Reporting

Project Participants and/or beneficiaries :
1. Local community in Lembah Subur, Lorong Belo, Bancee, Lembah Subur village, Ladongi sub- district, Kolaka District, South East Sulawesi
2. Yayasan SWAMI
3. Other stakeholder relating to the project