The Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration of the Republic of Indonesia is interested in replicating the PT Great Giant Pineapple (PT GGP) banana partnership CSV program in transmigration areas. This was disclosed by the Directorate General of Transmigration Area Development and Development (PPKTrans) Aisyah Gamawati during a working visit at PT GGP, Terbanggi Besar, Central Lampung, Tuesday 15 March 2022. The Director General of PPKTrans, said that his presence at PT GGP was a follow-up desired by the Coordinating Minister for the Economy to learn about the partnership business model or Creating Shared Value (CSV) program conducted by PT GGP with farmers.

“In this Ministry there are 152 transmigration areas throughout Indonesia, therefore I want what PT GGP has implemented can be replicated in transmigration locations because the potential is extraordinary, both in terms of human resources and land,” said Aisyah.

“I saw for myself how the farmer’s activities, including the Banana Packing House (PH) activities, were there, apart from empowering the community, there were mutually beneficial business activities. And after talking with the farmers, none of the farmers complained,” said Aisyah.

Our team has tried surveys in several places including West Kalimantan, East Almahera and I will add again in Lampung, precisely in the Mesuji area, collaboration with an integrated plantation system with livestock, is the same as what was done by PT GGP, he added.

On that occasion, Welly explained that what was seen in Tanggamus was actually a small form of what was being done at PT GGP with an integrated business model of plantations and livestock.

The Directorate General of Transmigration Area Development and Development (PPKTrans) Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Aisyah Gamawati made a working visit to the Tanggamus banana partnership center on Monday, March 14, 2022. The visit of the Director General of PPKTrans and his entourage to review the Creating Shared Value (CSV) program the banana mas partnership between farmers and PT GGP in Tanggmus Regency to be replicated in the Transmigration area. Some of the agendas during the working visit included seeing the Mas banana plantations and having direct dialogue with the farmers who joined the Green Makmur Farmers Producer Cooperative.

Accompanying the Director General of PPKTrans Aisyah Gamawati, Inspector General of the Ministry of Villages Ekatmawati, Director of Planning for the Realization of Transmigration Areas Bambang Widyatmiko, Deputy Regent of Tanggamus Muhammad Syafe’i, Director of Corporate Affairs Welly Soegiono, Chairman of the Makmur Green Farmer Producers Cooperative Sigit Wicaksono.

In a discussion with group guests, Welly Soegiono said that the number of partners of Mas banana farmers who have joined the Green Makmur Farmer Producer Cooperative is 766 farmers with 400 hectares of Mas banana plantations located in 10 sub-districts in Tanggamus Regency.

“The banana mas partnership program in Tanggamus started in 2016 and in the second year until now, it has been able to provide achievements of approximately 75 tons of exports to various countries, namely Singapore, China and began to expand to Japan,” said Welly. Aisyah Gamawati, while discussing, emphasized that the development of a business without a partner is very slow. Therefore, the Ministry of Villages, PDT and Transmigration continue to seek approaches with business people to be able to partner with farmers such as those in Tanggamus through the banana mas partnership which is integrated with cattle farming.

“We are here to learn. Later, the knowledge that we get from you gentlemen will later be developed in other areas so that all are equally prosperous, “said Aisyah.

Therefore, he hopes that he can get real information like what farmers here have done through PT GGP’s CSV program, which can be replicated in the area.

Great Giant Foods (GGF) received a certificate of appreciation from the Regent of Central Lampung as a company that is proactive in assisting the development program of the Central Lampung Regency Government (Pemkab Lamteng) and handling the Covid-19 pandemic. The award for GGF’s dedication and contribution to the development program in Central Lampung was given by the Regent Lamteng Musa Ahmad at the 1-year reflection event on the leadership of Regent Musa Ahmad and Deputy Regent Ardito Wijaya at the Great Sesat Building Nuwo Balak on Tuesday, March 1, 2022.

On this occasion, the Regent and Deputy Regent expressed their appreciation to the parties who have assisted the Regency Government in building Central Lampung Regency to become the best regency in Lampung Province. Musa Ahmad, in his speech thanked all levels as well as all stakeholders who helped the success of Musa-Dito’s 1 year leadership in an effort to build positive expectations for the people of Central Lampung.

“The Lamteng Regency Government will do as much as possible for the Lamteng community, of course there must be participation from the community as well as related stakeholders,” said Musa. The occasion was attended by former Central Lampung officials, former regents, and former regional secretaries who have struggled to build Central Lampung. Also present were the Chair and Deputy Chairperson of the PKK Movement, Company Leaders, Hospital Leaders, and invited guests who had jointly built Central Lampung.

Hendri Tanujaya as Sn. The GGF Corporate Affairs Manager who was present and received the award directly explained that as a company operating in the Central Lampung area, GGF always supports government programs in realizing the acceleration of handling Covid-19. Not only that, GGF also cooperates with the government in various fields.

This support is carried out by GGF so that it can work with the government in making improvements to Central Lampung.
“GGF believes that rapid treatment will be very effective in avoiding the dangers of the Covid-19 virus. The GGF synergy step with the government and the community is a form of the company’s commitment to fight Covid-19,” explained Hendri.

Aceh Governor Nova Iriansyah visits the location of the Cavendish banana nursery in Pintu Rime Gayo District, Bener Meriah Regency on Saturday, February 12, 2022. Nova Iriansyah is accompanied by the Aceh Secretary, Assistant II to the Aceh Regional Secretary, Chair of the Aceh PKK, Deputy Regent Bener Meriah, Head of the Department of Agriculture and Aceh Plantation, Head of the Administrative Bureau for the Aceh Secretariat, and Bener Meriah District Government officials.

The governor and his entourage headed to the location of the land planned to be planted with Cavendish bananas. The plan is that in the near future the Cavendish banana seedlings will be planted in a 12-hectare plantation in Blang Rakal Village, Pintu Rime Gayo District. During the agenda, the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia, Syahrul Yasin Limpo, will be present at the Cavendish banana planting ceremony.

PT Great Giant Pineapple (GGP) is collaborating with the Department of Agriculture and Food of Bener Meriah Regency for Cavendish banana breeding in the context of developing economic potential in the Bener Meriah Regency area. The planting of horticultural products is not only planting for the benefit of PT GGP, but also the transfer of techniques and knowledge supported by technology, so that farmers can produce superior products.

In terms of fiscal facilities, the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) assists PT GGP in obtaining Bonded Zone (KB) facilities as in Lampung. Meanwhile, the Bener Meriah Regency Government will facilitate and provide convenience in obtaining permits and providing land.

Tommy Watimena has officially become CEO of Great Giant Foods (GGF). A company that has a vertically integrated food business line, where one of its subsidiaries is PT Great Giant Pineapple (GGP) which is the controlling shareholder of PT Sreeya Sewu Indonesia Tbk.

As the new CEO of GGF, Tommy Watimena directly came to Lampung to introduce himself to the Top Management of GGF Lampung, which is a part of the Gunung Sewu Group (GSG) business. In front of the leaders of GGF Lampung, he started by first telling about his childhood.

“When I was little, I moved to Malang, where I was put in a dormitory in the hope that it would help me develop myself. It turns out that even though I live in a hostel, I still need time to develop myself. I was never ranked in school, but I always tried to improve what I received at the time . I came to Lampung at this time wanting to learn, in the question and answer session later I will not only ask questions but also give input,” said Tommy, laughing.

While occasionally walking up to the guests, he told stories when he joined the big family of Gunung Sewu Kencana (GSK) 4 years ago. He was interviewed directly by Mr. Husodo Angkosubroto and Mr. Setiawan Ahmad, at that time it was clear where PT Sierad Produce would be taken because the company was in trouble. “In the first month, it was said that they did not have money to pay employee salaries. Pak Husodo asked me to help GGF, I asked where to take GGF and the answer was instead returned to me, where would I take GGF. That’s why today I want to ask all of us the same thing,” said Tommy Watimena.

Tommy said that if you have the will and commitment, you can do it. Sierad, who used to have problems with the same thing profit table, but to become a great company is extra work. “GGF is different, let’s build GGF together. Today I see that we as a company have good production and quality, but are we able to communicate the quality that we have built to consumers so they don’t have to change prices, “said Tommy while ending the Townhall Dinner.

Great Giant Foods (GGF) welcomed the visit of the Mayor of Pangkalpinang at GGF Terbanggi Besar, Central Lampung. The arrival of Pangkalpinang Mayor Maulan Aklil and representatives of the Cattle and Poultry Farmers Association in Pangkalpinang City was held on Thursday, January 20, 2022. The Mayor’s delegation was received directly by the Finance, Accounting & IT Manager of PT Great Giant Livestock (GGL) Ferdy at the Training Center Building.

Before conducting a field visit to see firsthand the process of breeding and fattening cattle at PT GGL, Ferdy explained about the process of PIR Cow partnership pattern with the community. “Essentially PT GGL provides assistance, provides feed, and farmers carry out care and maintenance. At harvest, the cows will be returned to PT GGL as a market guarantor,” explained Ferdy.

Ferdy said that livestock has a very big opportunity. National meat consumption per capita is 2.57 kg per year, far below Malaysia and the Philippines which reached 8 kg, and Australia was the highest with 14 kg per year per person. The breeding business of cattle is very much affected by infrastructure.

If you learn from the problems faced by cattle breeding businesses that are integrated with oil palm in Kalimantan. that the biggest problem is transportation. So that the resulting cattle have a hampered sales process. Responding to the plan, Maulan Aklil gladly accepted that PT GGL could realize a cow partnership scheme with the community.

“We are happy to accept if there is an offer for this collaboration, the most important thing is that it does not have bureaucracy and all kinds of things that are long or complicated. The funding for Bank Sumsel-Babel is okay, everyone is ready to help through KUR and the guarantee is the mayor,” said Maulan Aklil, Mayor of Pangkalpinang, Maulan Aklil.

Said that coming to PT GGL to study, as mayor will be accountable to the community. A land of 60 hectares is ready for cooperation, if it continues there will be many other lands. Investment over the last three years in Pangkalpiang has come in at almost IDR 2 trillion.

Great Giant Foods (GGF) received a visit from the Head of the Regional National Intelligence Agency (Kabinda) Lampung Iwan Satriawan and staff in Terbanggi Besar, Central Lampung on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Kabinda Lampung was received directly by GGF Managing Director Wayan Ardana accompanied by Sn. Manager of Corporate Affairs Hendri Tanujaya at the Dining Room Training Center GGF.

Iwan Satriawan in his speech explained that his arrival at GGF wanted to see firsthand GGF managing the land it owns. According to Iwan, the management carried out by GGF is very good, it can absorb workers. The process carried out by GGF using an integrated concept where all components can be used for national security is very good for sustainability.

“Don’t let our workers go abroad, even though our land is still large enough to absorb workers. Through the food industry alone, it can become an exporter country and fulfill domestic needs. GGF is very good in contributing to national food security,” said Iwan.

According to Iwan, GGF can become a national food barn that meets the needs of the island of Java. President Joko Widodo said that the food estate is a long-term program by the Indonesian government aimed at maintaining domestic food security.

“GGF has done this, we really encourage GGF to expand not only in Lampung, but also in Indonesia. National food security which consists of 6 pillars, one of which is availability. There are lots of supplies, such as milk, meat, and fruits,” concluded Iwan

The Management of Great Giant Foods (GGF) Terbanggibesar, Central Lampung received a working visit from the Head of the Kartika Eka Paksi Foundation (YKEP) Lieutenant General TNI (Ret.) Tatang Sulaiman and his team regarding the plan to explore cooperation on Thursday, January 13, 2022.

During a working visit at GGF, Tatang Sulaiman brought along the YKEP management including Head of the Business & Investment Planning Section Widhayat, Head of Welfare Abdul Karim, Head of Business & Investment Syafi’ul, and YKEP’s Legal Staff for Perdatun Wawan Rusliawan.

“We from YKEP came to see and learn how the plantations and livestock managed by GGF are professionally managed with good business management because they are managed in an integrated manner. I think today we will get a good lesson from the visit at GGF,” said Tatang Sulaiman.

The guest group was accompanied by Managing Director – Sales & Marketing of PT Great Giant Pineapple (GGP) Member of GGF Josep Lay, Director of External Affairs Welly Soegiono, and Senior Manager Corporate Affairs Hendri Tanujaya to see one by one the business units run by GGF. These are the canned pineapple production process, the pineapple harvesting process, the Cavendish banana plantation, the crystal guava packing process, cattle fattening and the fresh milk business of PT Great Giant Livestock (GGL).

YKEP sees that GGF has successfully managed its plantation business. YKEP which also owns cocoa, banana, and oil palm plantations hopes to run it with good management like GGF. “YKEP wants to establish cooperation, because I see GGF’s cooperation with the community is also good, especially cooperation between institutions. The partnership patterns built by GGF need to be applied,” said Tatang, a 1986 graduate of the Military Academy.

GGF welcomes and is pleased with the arrival of YKEP who intends to establish cooperation. Director of External Affairs GGF Welly Soegiono saw YKEP’s arrival to see it with their own eyes. GGF is considered a company that not only grows alone but also grows and develops with the community in rural areas with its grower contract program.