Bisa Dewek, translated as "we can do it ourselves", is a documentary about farmer-breeders in Indramayu, a rice producing region in northern coastal Java, Indonesia. How could farmers obtain such breeding skills? What are the advantages gained by being plant-breeders? This film will present their stories. Yet, farmer-breeders still face constraints and problems since they are not supposed to market the non-certified seeds as stated in state regulations. They also face the most recent government's policy in producing hybrid seeds, as well as the continuing Green Revolution paradigm which relies heavily on high levels inputs. This film will bring us closer not only to the farmer's struggles, potentials, and talents, but also to the everyday problems they have in life.

This video has been developed by IPPHTI (Ikatan Petani Pengandilian Hama Terpadu Indonesia – Association of Indonesian Farmers for. Integrated Pest Management) and the Undergraduate Program of the Department of Anthropolgy of FISIP University of Indonesia with support from the Embassy of the Republic Finland in Indonesia and the Acadamy Professorship Indonesia (KNAW-AIPI).

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