Cultivating Young Sustainable Farmers in Indonesia: Talk and Interview

Karno Batiran heads PAYOPAYO, a Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada partner organization based in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Karno will speak about his work in Indonesia, and his perspectives on sustainable international development, in conversation with VIU International hosts and our audience.

Karno is currently visiting Canada to support Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada’s Reaping our Rights campaign. He is spearheading PAYOPAYO’s youth farming field schools project. The project trains young people, especially women, in sustainable agriculture, community resource management and rural entrepreneurship techniques to make farming a viable local livelihood option and to stem economic migration to Indonesia’s cities.

In the course of his involvement in over 20 community-based development or research projects, Batiran has also authored or co-authored a half dozen articles in academic journals and other publications.

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What does it mean to be a global citizen, at VIU and in our community?

The Global Citizens Forum is a two-day event on February 27 and 28 that engages students, faculty, and staff in this question, through dialogues, workshops, and art.

All events are open to students, staff, faculty, and the general public.

“I am often asked what can people do to become a good global citizen? I reply that it begins in your own community.” - Kofi Annan, Former UN Secretary-General