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Tuva is one of the villages in Gumbasa Subdistrict, Sigi, that was severely affected by the earthquake in September 2018. After the disaster, many of the village’s cocoa farms were damaged and could no longer produce.
“In the aftermath, people in Tuva started working to restore their cocoa farms,” explained Pak Bahtiar, the village head. “But at that time, they had to get seedlings from outside the village. Through ADRA’s program, farmers were trained in cocoa seedling production and grafting techniques. Now, many of them can produce their own seedlings and have started rehabilitating their damaged farms.”
Pak Bahtiar, now 47 years old, was not only leading his village through recovery but was personally affected—his own cocoa farm was damaged and left unproductive. To motivate others, he began replanting cocoa on his land and actively joined the learning sessions facilitated by ADRA, including the Cocoa Grafting Training.
Today, Pak Bahtiar has planted 400 cocoa trees, all sourced from a self-managed community nursery group that he is a part of. He now has the skills to both produce cocoa seedlings and carry out grafting on his own.
His efforts have become a symbol of resilience and leadership in Tuva, showing how communities can rise again—rooted in knowledge, collaboration, and the determination to rebuild not just their farms, but their future.
