Overview ofFACT Implementation

at SPPQT Salatiga

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Contents

FACT Implementation Plan

Activities where FACT has been implemented

Activity where FACT is being implemented

Benefits of implementing FACT

Obstacles in implementing FACT

Internal challenges

Lessons learned

Design of work

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FACT Implementation Plan

Original plan:After the Preliminary Workshop, SPPQT planned to perform advocacy of capital access for KSP Qaryah Thayyibah.However, the plan was changed because:•Capital access is usually formulated by the management of KSP to serve the members, not by members themselves. •Another pressing need of the farmers could be advocated instead.

Revised plan:Advocacy of budget access to the government was to be performed for farmers’ groups, led by the Unit of Organization & Politic as the advocacy engine of SPPQT.

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Activities where FACT has been implemented

Paguyuban Petani Bektipertiwi, Desa Gondoriyo Bergas, Kabupaten SemarangBudget access for organic fertilizer manufacturing business, targeting the Ministry of Agriculture to secure 186 million IDR to buy 10 cattle, build cattle sheds (15x3), build fertilizer production house (10x8), build a fermentation pool (4x5), and to buy one shredding machine and one 3-wheeler.Kelompok Wanita Tani Sido Dadi, Tingkir, SalatigaBudget access for food processing, targeting the Ministry of Fishery to secure 50 million IDR to buy food processing units, ovens, and refrigerators. PP Candi Laras Merbabu (CLM) Budget access for supporting the farming enterpreneurship, targeting the Ministry of Agriculture to secure 60 million IDR.

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Activity where FACT is being implemented

Paguyuban Petani Bumi Madhani Merbabu (PPBM2):Advokasi of Budget Access to the Ministry of Agriculture

Steps:1.Consultation to members to map farmers’ problems and search solutions for those problems, for farmers’ groups at different growth categories: Al Hidayah (medium), Suka Maju (advanced), Kelompok Tani Subur (pioneer): 15 January – 15 February 2014.2.Data analysis: 25-27 February 20143.Consultation to the experts board (KSP QT, BNI, Bureau of Agricultural of the District of Semarang): 30 February 20144.Interviews and survey: 20-23 January 20144.Drafting of proposal: 30 January – 4 February 20145.Obtaining members’ feedback: 7 February 20146.Validating proposal: 11- 12 February 2014

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Everyone at the FACT Working Team of SPPQT performs:

Socialization and advocacy of farmers’ budget based on the FACT methodology, even though in a simple, limited manner.

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Benefits of implementing FACT

1) Facilitating and strengthening consolidation during the planning activity

2) Allowing concrete data based on farmers’ reality3) Improving groups’ collective efforts4) Allowing more measureable, more structured advocacy work5) Facilitating work based on clear, well-planned tasks

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“Is our planning adequate and realistic?”

“Yes!”

Obstacles in implementing FACT

Indications of what is impossible to achieve and why:•Uncertainty of issues to raise, as farmers tend to think in the short term (how to produce crops) instead of exploring the root causes, e.g. lack of supporting technology, or focusing on capital without considering other essential inputs such as natural and human resources.•Interviews and surveys are designed under the assumption that farmers would not be completely honest in answering questions, which actually is a form of self-deception.

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Internal challenge:Gap in Supporting FACT

After socialization of the FACT methodology to members through consultations,

some of the members are enthusiastic in implementing FACT as a tool of advocacy for the budget of PPBM2, but

some members are less enthusiastic because they do not understant the relevance of FACT in the advocacy work.

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Lessons learned from FACT implementation at PPBM2

• A respectful conduct is necessary during consultations and focus group discussions (FGDs).• The FACT methodology is suitable in supporting advocacy

work. • The FACT methodology thus must be included in members’

learning and education as a basis of budget advocacy.

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Design of work forFACT Team at PPBM2 with SPPQT

Workshop for the working team, to: Draft the questionnaires and interviews;Prepare materials for consultation;Form the team of participatory research;Prepare the activity budget plan;Prepare the activity schedule;Prepare the activity design.

Forms of activities:Workshops at the paguyuban levelFGDs at the group levelInterviewsSurveys (filling in questionnaires)

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