Training Mechanisms and Delivery Tools Palm Replantation

Abler Nordic is the new name of Nordic Microfinance Initiative, originally established in Oslo in 2008 as a public-private partnership. The organization invests in companies across Africa and Asia that support low-income households by providing essential financial services.

Over the past 15 years, as the financial inclusion landscape has evolved, Abler Nordic has adapted alongside it. What began as a focus on traditional microfinance has expanded into a more comprehensive approach—one that integrates low-income households into the financial system through a diverse range of services aimed at enhancing financial well-being and building long-term resilience.

In Indonesia, it became evident that two key challenges needed to be addressed: first, training farmers in best agricultural practices without demonstrating the financial benefits of sustainable farming yielded limited impact; and second, promoting improved farming methods without providing financial support further constrained the effectiveness of such initiatives.

To address these challenges, Abler Nordic invited Sanjay to consolidate knowledge on existing best practices in farm management and explore how financial institutions and cooperatives could provide necessary support. As a result, an updated training module on best practices for oil palm cultivation was developed, incorporating advanced techniques for both farm management and replanting strategies.

 

Redesign and Updates Training Mechanisms and Delivery Tools Palm Oil Farming

Over the past seven years, advancements in technology and more integrated approaches have significantly transformed the landscape of Oil Palm farming. As a result, the training sessions originally developed in 2014 required updates and, potentially, a redesign to seamlessly incorporate new knowledge without compromising clarity or effectiveness.

To address this need, Sanjay was recommissioned to analyze complex technologies and techniques. Through extensive field research and multiple workshops with SNV’s local staff, he undertook the task of ensuring that practical training sessions and technical information were delivered effectively. This involved illustrating advanced techniques and integrating the latest insights into existing training materials, including Flip-Files, flashcards, handouts, and other instructional tools.

The High Impact Training (HIT) program provides informal sector farmers with market-oriented vocational training. By enhancing their technical skills, Oil Palm farmers can achieve higher yields, improve income security, and contribute to long-term forest conservation. Additionally, the program equips farmers with the necessary knowledge and industry connections to capitalize on opportunities, fostering a sustainable and inclusive approach to sectoral growth.

Training Mechanisms and Delivery Tools Cooperative Development

In Indonesia cooperatives are legal enterprises that are jointly owned and democratically operated by its members. They are an important platform to improve farmers’ access to financing, inputs, and markets. The journey to create a cooperative, however, is a long and winding one. Very few people have that kind of knowledge, but SNV has expertise that helps them to accelerate the bureaucratic process.

Sanjay was commissioned to help structure the curriculum, input the content, and then create comprehensive training sessions and tools to enable farmers to group themselves and make cooperatives and reap the benefits of working in tandem. The purpose of this training was to provide training or facilitation guidelines for individuals, and informal groups that have an interest in building knowledge, skills, and experiences on livelihood. The training activities contained in the manual were designed to help participants develop the understanding and basic skills necessary to apply the concepts of cooperating effectively and efficiently.

It was equally important for Sanjay to first understand the concepts and practices involving building a cooperative. His previous knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting came in handy. He weaved the content in such a form that the training sessions felt like a storytelling session which every trainee could identify with. Following the on-the-field research and several workshops with SNV’s local staff, Sanjay took on the task to find ways for the practical sessions and information to be delivered effectively, to illustrate the techniques, create Flip-Files, flashcards, handouts, and other training tools.

Upon testing of these tools, first in small and then larger groups, several sessions of altering the training mechanisms and tools were conducted.

Training Mechanisms and Delivery Tools- Rubber Farming

The High Impact Training (HIT) program provides informal sector farmers with market-oriented, vocational training. Enhanced skill levels enable Oil Palm farmers to gain higher yield and greater income security and in the long run prevent degradation of forests. At the same time, they develop the know-how and contacts to capitalize on opportunities and help grow the sector, in a sustainable and pro-poor way.

The HIT for Jobs and Income program was implemented in Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, and aimed to provide practical market driven training opportunities to informal workers in the Palm Oil farming sector, resulting in a virtuous circle of better qualifications and skills, a higher yield and increase in income received by these informal workers.

The main purpose of this training was to provide training or facilitation guidelines for individuals, organizations or institutions that have an interest in building knowledge, skills and experiences on livelihood. The training activities contained in the manual were designed to help participants develop the understanding and basic skills necessary in order to apply the concepts of farming effectively and efficiently.

It was equally important for these training modules to be translated into suitable media and easily comprehensible ways that effectively bring about the changes in behaviors and practices. Sanjay was commissioned to research the local culture, people and their practices, their ability (and sometimes lack thereof) to understand complicated technologies and techniques, the possibility of locally producing these media economically, and on large scales. Following the on-the-field research and several workshops with SNV’s local staff, Sanjay took on the task to find ways for the practical sessions and information to be delivered effectively, to illustrate the techniques, create Flip-Files, flashcards, handouts and other training tools.

Upon testing of these tools, first in small and then larger groups, several sessions of altering the training mechanisms and tools were conducted.

Training Mechanisms and Delivery Tools Palm Oil Farming

The High Impact Training (HIT) program provides informal sector farmers with market-oriented, vocational training. Enhanced skill levels enable Oil Palm farmers to gain higher yield and greater income security and in the long run prevent degradation of forests. At the same time, they develop the know-how and contacts to capitalize on opportunities and help grow the sector, in a sustainable and pro-poor way.

The HIT for Jobs and Income program was implemented in Indonesia and aimed to provide practical market driven training opportunities to informal workers in the Palm Oil farming sector, resulting in a virtuous circle of better qualifications and skills, a higher yield and increase in income received by these informal workers.

It was equally important for these training modules to be translated into suitable media and easily comprehensible ways that effectively bring about the changes in behaviors and practices. Sanjay was commissioned to research the local culture, people and their practices, their ability (and sometimes lack thereof) to understand complicated technologies and techniques, the possibility of locally producing these media economically, and on large scales. Following the on-the-field research and several workshops with SNV’s local staff, Sanjay took on the task to find ways for the practical sessions and information to be delivered effectively, to illustrate the techniques, create Flip-Files, flashcards, handouts, and other training tools.

Upon testing of these tools, first in small and then larger groups, several sessions of altering the training mechanisms and tools were conducted.