Cultivating cassava plants is an alternative choice that farmers can make through a partnership program in the form of profit sharing in addition to having a long-term sustainable impact and making the land more productive.

This partnership program can be used as a means of educating farmers where in the partnership process it provides good planting standards to increase cassava harvest productivity.

This was conveyed by Adas Widiasmoro, Bromelain Enzyme & UJA Head, during the first cassava harvesting activity, on a half-hectare pilot plot in Kampung Tanjung Anom, Wednesday (14/9/22).

Adas said, “With the existence of a cassava partnership pattern with companies, at least it will be helped where it is difficult for farmers to get the availability of fertilizers used for the process of cultivating cassava plants.

Adas said, “with the existence of a cassava partnership pattern with companies at least it is helped where it is difficult for farmers to get the availability of fertilizers used for the process of cultivating cassava plants.”

With the partnership process with PT Umas Jaya Agrotama (PT UJA) it can help with initial capital assistance so that it is not burdensome for farmers in the context of purchasing fertilizer costs as a means and facility to produce better quality cassava crops.

PT UJA’s cassava partnership pattern with farmers is expected to increase the potential for cassava production where in this cooperation pattern PT UJA also involves PT Inbio Tani Nusantara (PT ITN) to procure LOB liquid organic fertilizer as well as provide technical counseling on its cultivation.

“Many things can be done so that cassava partnership farmers receive training and understand how to plant cassava with the correct care pattern. To get maximum production, of course, the land cultivation factor, seed selection, fertilization method and maintenance must also be considered,” said Pineapple R&D Manager Ibnu Parnadi during a discussion with cassava partnership farmers before the symbolic first harvest was carried out.

“Today there will be the first harvesting process for the cassava partnership demonstration plot, incidentally on my half hectare of land. Today’s harvest is Kasesat with a harvest age of 9 months. My prediction is that 15-17 tonnes during this time are usually around 13-14 tonnes during harvest,” said Mufid Hartono, the owner of the demonstration plot.

I am very happy to be able to join PT UJA’s cassava partnership program. There are conveniences that farmers get, especially the much needed fertilizer. By participating in this partnership, farmers are greatly helped, he said.

Great Giant Foods ( GGF) through one of its products in the form of fresh fruits with the Sunpride brand is back at the Peak of the Event and Closing of the 7th Indonesian Fruits Festival which will be held on Saturday, October 8 2022 in Jakarta.

The purpose of this event is to continue to encourage increased consumption of Indonesian fruit, which was initiated by the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia together with stakeholders by holding the Nusantara Fruit Festival (GBN).

This annual event has the theme “Consumption of Archipelago Fruits for Healthy Indonesia.

“Through this theme, the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs is trying to continue campaigning and socializing to increase consumption of Indonesian fruit towards a society that lives a healthy life.

Every year, there is hope to be able to instill a love of fruit in children, encourage an increase in archipelago fruit agribusiness, increase the income of fruit farmers, and make archipelago fruit a major player in the country, and increase local fruit exports.

“We hope that the 7th GBN can be a momentum for the awakening of the fruits of the archipelago to triumph at home and be competitive abroad at competitive prices,” said Deputy for Coordinating Food and Agribusiness of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs Musdhalifah Machmud, representing the Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto .

“In addition, GBN can be a venue for promotion and outreach widely throughout Indonesia, so as to increase public awareness to love and consume Indonesian fruit,” he continued.

Chairperson of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, visited PT Great Giant Pineapple (GGP), Terbanggi Besar, Central Lampung, in order to conduct a ceremony for the release of canned pineapple exports. The ceremony was marked by the breaking of a jug on a container truck that was ready to go to Panjang Harbor.

During this visit, the daughter of the 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia also visited a canned pineapple processing factory to see firsthand the process from upstream to downstream until the canned pineapple product entered the container ready for export.

In her speech, Puan said that the results of Indonesian local fruit products should not be inferior to products from abroad in all aspects, such as in terms of quality, packaging, and branding.

According to him, with the ability of local fruit to compete in the global market, the stability of Indonesia’s domestically produced fruit exports can be maintained in order to support the national economy.

“GGP is the largest pineapple exporting company in Indonesia and the world, in the form of canned pineapple packaging, juice, and concentrate. So, this needs to be continuously improved,” he said.

GGF’s Corporate Affairs Director, Welly Soegiono, who also accompanied the visit, explained that GGP’s export activities per year have reached 15-16 thousand containers.

Welly added that in its operations, GGP has adopted the latest technology to increase efficiency and effectiveness in every pineapple processing process, such as precision agriculture with the use of drones and the internet of things as well as egrowers, namely partner farmers. The company also has a good traceability system, because all processes (planting, harvesting, processing) are managed in an integrated manner.

“The company’s pineapple processing has been integrated between the plantation and the factory, including the factory that produces the cans. Thus, pineapples from the garden can be directly processed at the Cannery in fresh condition,” explained Welly.

Great Giant Food (GGF) Lampung, held several competitions and competitions to celebrate the 77th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia with the theme ‘Recovering Faster, Rising Stronger’.

Matches and competitions have been held towards August 17, 2022, on August 10 – 12, 2022 in various sports & activity friendly locations such as the Kopkar Dwi Karya Multipurpose Building, Central Basketball Court, and Camp Bima Pool.

“In addition to enlivening the Republic of Indonesia’s Independence Day, this competition and competition was also initiated as a forum for friendship and maintaining harmonious relations between employees at GGF Lampung,” said the Chairperson of the Committee for the 77th Indonesian Anniversary Celebration at GGF, Adzani Wardhana.

On the first day, Wednesday (10/8/2022), various competitions were held such as badminton, futsal, basketball, soccer, karaoke, and fishing competitions which were participated by all departments and business units under GGF.

“Later on the 17th, there will be a flag ceremony, folk party and art performance by presenting guest star Roy Jeconiah, the vocalist of the Boomerang Band, and the Spectrum Band, and the Happiness Band which will be held at the GGF Central Square “, Adzani Wardhana.
In the badminton competition, the research and PPIC group contingents won the first place and Factory won the second place. In the futsal branch, Fresh Pine Group was crowned the champion after overthrowing the general futsal team in the final match. Meanwhile, for the basketball competition, Factory won the first place and the second place was occupied by the general team.

While in the karaoke competition, Agnes won the first place from Plantation Group 2, the second place went to Compost Plant on behalf of Apriski, the three Adels also represented Compost Plant, and the hopeful winner was won by Yanuardi from PT GGL. For the fishing competition, Fresh Pine Group managed to become the champion, followed by General.