Indonesia: Batur sheep, attraction of the upland project Banjarnegara

TABLOIDSINARTANI.COM, Banjarnegara---Batur Banjarnegara sheep apparently provide a special attraction in the UPLAND Project. Its enormous potential made Banjarnegara chosen as one of the districts receiving grants for agricultural development programs in the highlands. Banjarnegara is one of 35 districts/cities in Indonesia that is the location of the UPLAND Project. The program collaborates with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD). “The UPLAND Project is funded by IsDB and IFAD. "In Banjarnegara there are 33 groups, 23 villages and 4 sub-districts, including Kalibening, Kejawaran, Magetan and Batur sub-districts," said Head of the Banjarnegara Regency Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Security Service, Totok Setya Winarna. The UPLAND Project grant is to finance the repair of 21 kilometers of farming roads, with funding for pumps covering around 14 km. Apart from that, developing Batur sheep population activities for ...