Begawan is a grassroots organisation that is committed to a nature conservation program for the critically endangered Bali Starling and a regenerative rice program in Bayad Village in Ubud. For 25 years, Begawan has dedicated itself to community development for the people of Bali.

Since 2000, Begawan has focused its efforts in the village of Melinggih Kelod, north of Ubud. Begawan Gita, the conservation arm of Begawan Foundation, has been breeding and releasing the critically endangered Bali Starling since 1999. Begawan Guru, a progressive education programme, provided quality comprehensive education to children from rural villages from 2000 to 2025, and is now permanently closed. Begawan Giri, now known as Begawan Biji, is a regenerative agriculture initiative that began in 2021 as part of the Foundation and transitioned into a commercial venture in 2024, growing naturally cultivated Mansur Heritage Rice in partnership with local farmers.

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Begawan became involved with nature conservation in 1999, when it launched a breeding and release program to save the critically endangered Bali Starling from extinction. Begawan invested in state-of-the-art enclosures for the birds and expert care from the country’s best birdkeepers, as well as post-release monitoring and habitat preservation. To date, Begawan has bred and released more than 130 Bali Starlings into the wild.

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Begawan’s rice farming began with one farmer in 2022. Today, we work with several farmers to cultivate chemical-free Mansur Heritage Rice on land in Bayad Village in Ubud. Begawan’s regenerative agriculture initiative has three goals: to help local farmers transition to regenerative agriculture practices, spread education about the importance of agriculture, and to work with local farmers to increase earnings and create stable incomes.

To read the whole story, go to https://begawan.org/farm