M4CR holds Livelihood Field School, encourage crab farmers to protect water quality
The Mangroves for Coastal Resilience (M4CR) program in North Sumatra held a field school to help crab farmers improve their yields. By teaching farmers to monitor water quality, the program aims to prove that sustainable aquaculture can coexist with mangrove restoration.
Why it matters
It demonstrates a practical solution for balancing economic livelihoods with environmental conservation in coastal communities.
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he Ministry of Forestry's Mangroves for Coastal Resilience (M4CR) organized a Livelihood Field School that encourages dialogue between farmers and facilitators in order to improve local livelihoods by addressing needs identified in the field. The program was attended by 32 members of Forest Farmers Groups (KTH) Bakau Rindang and Bakau Bahari in Pangkalan Siata, North Sumatra.
The program is a response to concerns set forth by KTH farmers that have faced challenges in crab farming in silvofishery ponds, where crab mortality rates are higher than in ponds without mangroves. The situation has raised concerns about the sustainability of their farming businesses.
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