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VIDEO Woman woodworkers – the Jepara story

Woman woodworkers – the Jepara story

The town of Jepara on the coast of Central Java is home to thousands of small and medium-scale furniture and woodworking enterprises. Women play an essential role in the industry, mostly working as sanders and doing the final touches on furniture ready for delivery. But they have other roles as well, and their relationship to work, to the industry, to wood and to craftsmanship is another story – told here by CIFOR.

VIDEO Survival of Javanese Furniture

Survival of Javanese Furniture

The movie is describing the struggle of small-scale producers and CIFOR\'s action research to improve the small-scale producers. It tells us about the common problems faced by the small-scale furniture industry in Jepara, particularly the producers. Jepara furniture is not only a commodity but also as a creative and cultural heritage of Indonesia. Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and its partners is carrying out research project entitled \"Mahogany and teak furniture: action research to improve value chain efficiency and enhance livelihoods\" project (2008-2013). The project is funded by ACIAR and implemented in partnership with the Jepara District Government, the Jepara Multi stakeholder Forum, the Forestry Research and Development Agency of Indonesian Ministry of Forestry and Bogor Agricultural University. The project aims to improve mahogany and teak small-scale furniture enterprises in Jepara through enhancing the structure and function of the furniture industry. Improved governance and efficiency may secure furniture enterprises, enhance incomes for small-scale producers, and position them in a greater role within the value chain.

VIDEO Herry Purnomo on furniture value chains

Herry Purnomo on furniture value chains

Free trade in Asia could aggravate the situation of small-scale furniture producers, if they are not strengthened. The furniture value chain describes the role of different actors in the furniture business from forest to market. Each actor contributes to, and obtains benefits from, the chain. Research was conducted in Jepara, Central Java, the center of furniture production in Indonesia. The value of Jepara’s exports is more than US$110 million annually. This research aimed to improve the position of small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in the value chain. The study was conducted in 2008–2012, mainly using participatory action research (PAR). The results show that PAR is able to influence the value chain and improve the livelihoods of small-scale furniture producers. By creating a representative association, SMEs were able to strengthen their bargaining position, connect to wider markets and improve trust and support from government. The association was recently issued with the first collective timber legality assurance system (SVLK) license in Indonesia. Read more on CIFOR's Forests News blog: http://blog.cifor.org/21869/research-certification-trade-indonesia-jepara-furniture-makers

VIDEO Green Furniture

Green Furniture

Undocumented and illegal cutting and trading of forests across the world has seen international treaties instituted to verify that export timber come from legal sources. In this video, we explore a new piece of legislation just introduced in Indonesia -- the Timber Legality Verification System (SVLK) -- and the impacts it could have on smallholders and commercial furniture producers.

VIDEO Survival of Jepara Furniture

Survival of Jepara Furniture

Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and its partners is carrying out research project entitled "Mahogany and teak furniture: action research to improve value chain efficiency and enhance livelihoods" project (2008-2013). The project is funded by ACIAR and implemented in partnership with the Jepara District Government, the Jepara Multi stakeholder Forum, the Forestry Research and Development Agency of Indonesian Ministry of Forestry and Bogor Agricultural University. The project aims to improve mahogany and teak small-scale furniture enterprises in Jepara through enhancing the structure and function of the furniture industry. Improved governance and efficiency may secure furniture enterprises, enhance incomes for small-scale producers, and position them in a greater role within the value chain. The movie in English and Bahasa Indonesia is describing the struggle of small-scale producers and CIFOR's action research to improve the small-scale producers. It tell us about the common problems faced by the small scale furniture industry, particularly producers. This movie is expected to improve the value of Jepara furniture, which is not only seen as a commodity but also as a creative and cultural heritage. The movie targets furniture consumers, policy makers, practitioners, activists, traders and academicians.

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