One Village One Product as a Rural Development Strategy in Indonesia: The Case of Cacao in Nglanggeran Village, Yogyakarta

Abstract

One Village One Product (OVOP) is a rural development movement that began in 1979 in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. OVOP in Ōita is regarded as a successful case and had been introduced as a rural development strategy in developing countries around the world. However, the movement failed to enhance community independence in many villages because governments kept the initiative in implementation. In the village of Nglanggeran in Java, Indonesia, several villagers utilizing locally produced cacao were able to enhance their cacao producing skills and self-reliance. This research investigates whether the case of Nglanggeran is an OVOP movement. The data is based on a field study conducted from August to December in 2019, and the results were analyzed in terms of the classification of local resources. Nglanggeran utilized various local resources, and these were supported by additional resources provided by external institutions. This paper reveals that the Nglanggeran model can be seen as a case of OVOP, and it proposes recognizing the existing local resources and supplying information to establish long-lasting local independence.