Mahrizal Paru

Mahrizal Paru

 Mahrizal, who spent his life in Aceh, see any drastic changes in rainfall in Aceh. Climate change is a reality in Aceh and in Indonesia. “Climate change is man-made disasters and the solution must start from consciousness,” he said Mahrizal.

In order to protect the forests, mainly providing protection to the livelihood of communities living near the forest. By creating opportunities for the farming community, where justice Mahrizal make people get interested to work in plantations rather than go into the woods and cut down a tree. Foundation also encourages the use of vacant land that is not productive, barren land often is a former logging location-to be used as a plantation.

Raised amid family Mahrizal cocoa farmers. He has a special relationship with the community that helped. “My family finance my education. But I want to see the younger generation can get the same results from the same cocoa and berunutngnya with me,” he said.

In addition to providing seeds and fertilizers free cocoa, Mahrizal also provides time to share knowledge with farmers about how to improve the quality of cocoa. The result, for every hectare that is planted will be harvested 1.2 tons of cocoa worth Rp24 million. Farmers sell cocoa beans to local buyers who then export to other countries such as Malaysia and Singapore.

Mahrizal dream is to create a strong cocoa industry in Aceh, which can produce high-quality products without the expensive price. Consistent effort and understanding of local communities is a strong foundation for achieving this. A matter of time to see this dream become a reality.

Mahrizal a Master of Economics from International Islamic University in Malaysia. He continued his education to the United States in March 2009, by virtue of the Fulbright scholarship. Asian Champions Mahrizal a Young Leaders Climate Forum.

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