Mentawai Food Sustainability Program
Due to it's remote location, having the means, land and funds to farm land for vegetables, fruit and other types of food has previously been a difficult challenge to overcome. In 2021, The Kandui Foundation donated land to the Siberut area and Pei Pei Village area with the intent of having the land farmed and the corresponding crops sold within the local Mentawai Market. The Kandui Foundation currently places it's efforts with 2 directives.
2023 Mentawai Food Sustainability Program
The goal of the Mentawai Land Purchase Program is for the Kandui Foundation to purchase land that is deemed worthy of farming. This land is purchased soley for the purpose of farming the land, investing in a local farmer and allowing him/her to sell the crops in a local market. The goal of the Mentawai Land Purchase Program is to purchase and donate land with the intent of having the land farmed, crops sold in the local market, create locally owned businesses that make the Mentawais more self sustainable.
The goal of the Mentawai Farmer Investment Program is for the Kandui Foundation to invest in local farmers, farm the donated land, sell the crops in the local market, create new local businesses and make the Mentawais more self sustainable. The Kandui Foundation will invest in local farmers and enable them to create a new business that farms crops and sells them locally in their area's market.
