Kelompok Wanita Tani (KWT) Andini Mulyo is located in Jati Hamlet, Sriharjo Village, Kapanewon Imogiri, Bantul Regency. This KWT consists of women who are wives or family members of cattle farmer groups in the area. The KWT, which has 54 members, has cultivated a village treasury area of 2,000 m2 for the cultivation of vegetable crops, especially kale, chilies, and eggplant. As an effort to diversify the business as well as to increase the income and welfare of members, in 2000 the Faculty of Agriculture UGM and the Aquaculture Study Program facilitated ornamental fish cultivation. Facilities in the form of a simple mini green house with a UV plastic roof, drilled wells, cultivation tanks (12 units), and 20 parent packages of guppies (20 males and 80 females) have been provided to KWT. Currently, KWT has succeeded in producing and marketing aquacultured guppies. However, the problem of water availability, which often competes with livestock needs, has disrupted ornamental fish cultivation, especially during the dry season. Therefore, the procurement of water pumps and water tanks, as well as irrigation networks are considered very important in order to overcome the problem of water availability.
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Pokdakan (Fish Farmer Group) MDS located in Dusun Kadisoro, Gilangharjo Village, Pandak District, Bantul Regency. Pokdakan MDS was established in 2019, manages 90 ponds built on a village treasury area of 5,100 m2. The main focus for Pokdakan is the catfish culture. To support the fulfillment of seed needs, currently some members are engaged in catfish hatchery business. In 2020 the Aquaculture Study Program together with the Fisheries and Marine Affairs of Bantul Regency have established the MDS Pokdakan as one of the centers for the development of area-based fish cultivation in Bantul. The release of the MDS Pokdakan as a development group was carried out on August 11, 2020, along with the facilitation of feed assistance as revolving capital.