PT Great Giant Pineapple (PT GGP) Terbanggi Besar received a visit from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries along with representatives of millennial farmers from Madiun Regency, East Java.

The visit agenda lasted for two days. The first day of the visit was at the Cavendish banana plantation of PT GGP Terbanggi Besar, Friday (23/2/24). Furthermore, visiting guests from the Madiun Regency Government also went to the PT GGP partner Mas banana partnership center located in Tanggamus Regency, Lampung Province, Saturday (24/2/24).

Head of the Madiun Regency Agriculture and Fisheries Service, Mr. Sumanto and his entourage, were received by the Corporate Affair Lampung Subdiv Head, Mr. Hendri Tanujaya, in the Library Room of the Great Giant Foods Lampung Training Center Building.

“By visiting PT GGP directly, we hope to be able to get motivation and education, especially the millennial farmers who are taking part in this visit. “It can open insight and share knowledge regarding the cultivation of banana plants that are being developed,” said Mr Sumanto.

In fact, we have also communicated and shared with several personnel in the Blitar banana plantation group from PT GGP. In terms of regulations, we have it, but in terms of technology and professionalism, we don’t have it and PT GGP has it.

“We want PT GGP to encourage the development of partnership patterns with those in Blitar and farmers in Madiun so that the independence of millennial farmers can develop, especially in terms of banana cultivation,” he said.

Of course, the Madiun Regional Government would like to express its gratitude for the welcome given by PT GGP so that this friendship can have a long-term impact because we need guidance, direction and guidance. The most important thing is how agriculture in Madiun can be more developed and advanced like PT GGP.

Mr. Hendri Tanujaya, explained that the partnership pattern carried out by the company was aimed at nothing other than helping the community, especially in the agricultural sector. It turns out that with the Creating Shared Value (CSV) program, farmers are happy.

The company prepares seeds and supervisory staff to assist partner farmers. The company also provides simplified banana cultivation care standards so that they are easy for farmers to understand.

“The company prepares the seeds, it’s just a matter of how the farmers care for and look after the plants. “The company as an offtaker takes one hundred percent of the farmers’ banana fruit production, of course with the standards and quality of the fruit according to the cluster,” explained Mr. Hendri Tanujaya.

Furthermore, he explained, coincidentally PT GGP is a Bonded Zone, so in Tanggamus we are negotiating with Customs and Excise to make it a Bonded Zone Sub-Contract Zone. So there are several conveniences provided by the government, in this case customs duties, to partner farmers through PT GGP.

Some goods needed by partner farmers can be supplied from the Company and they are not allowed to take advantage of these transactions. For example, the farmer’s price for fertilizer supplies is the same as the price purchased by the company.

“Fertilizer is expensive, hard to get, and not genuine, so it can be supplied by the company. Companies must not make a profit. This is one of the benefits that partner farmers can also get. Farmers can supply fertilizer at affordable prices. “This is one thing that PT GGP can do to help fellow farmers,” stressed Mr. Hendri Tanujaya.