For Daud Yusuf, 35, coffee is more than just a good drink to be sipped, it also serves as a reminder of a lengthy process of a tenacity. Coffee trees, which are seen to be grown over Pengalengan’s rolling hills, tell a story about how he introduced coffee to Pengalengan.

“Sir, this training aims at widening our horizon. A real education is actually available on a rice field itself.  So, if you find any new thing, be it a problem or a solution, do not forget to let us know,” said Anang Maghfur,34, a trainer and an SRI consultant facilitator,  in front of members of a farmer group Mitra Tani in Girimukti Village.

“At the beginning, I just thought we were only playing a game, as we had to sing, dance and draw the location of our house into a map and locate the position of a pile of yellow dirt serving as a dummy of human waste generated by every family member in our household” said Sanusi, 39, a resident of Kuta Mekar Village, Ciampel Sub-district, Karawang District, expressing his comment after joining a training.