This was the first time that older people were willing to learn from their own children in an organized manner. Later, the elder men too did not want to miss out. They formed a new group named Kelompok Tani Sebaya Mao (KTSM – Sebaya Mao Farmers’ Group).
Presently, KTM PPB is not only busy running their organizational work, but they are also facilitators and tutors for other farmer groups. Although some members dropped out because they got married or moved to another kampung, the number of participants and volunteers in KTM PPB continued to increase. There are now 25 people who run the organization still keeping with their characteristics as teenagers and OMPS.
I did not teach them much, instead we would o en learn together at every opportunity. How to do simple things while not forgetting the cultural roots and wisdoms of the land where we stand? For instance, in the superior rubber program, we do not just plant and cultivate rubber.
Each seedling is labeled based on the tree’s origin, name of the person planting and type of rubber clone. For example, the L-Mering IRR39 seedling, We call this method pantak baru.