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INDONESIAN AGRICULTURE VICE MINISTER

stWest Sulawesi Cocoa Stakeholders Forum 1 Meeting, 1-2 November 2013

The Field Visit

DR. RUSMANHERIAWAN

DR. RUSMANHERIAWAN

Text and Graphic by SCPP-Swisscontact Public Relations

Visit of the Indonesian Vice Minister of Agriculture to 2013 West Sulawesi Cocoa

stStakeholders Forum 1 Meeting in Mamuju, November 1 - 2, 2013

On this occassion, Swisscontact - SCPP PR Unit is assigned to cover

the visit of DR. Rusman Heriawan, Vice Minister of Agriculture of the

Republic of Indonesia (Wamentan), to Mamuju in West Sulawesi in the

framework of attending the 2013 West Sulawesi Cocoa Stakeholders

Forum hosted by Governor West Sulawesi, H. Anwar Adnan Saleh, as

part of his efforts developing local commodity of cocoa as West Sulawesi

icon. Swisscontact-SCPP staffs together with staffs from PT. Nestlé

Indonesia, the West Sulawesi provincial government and Mamuju local

government were collaborating together in facilitating the event. This

two-days event was attended by more than 180 participants derived from

diverse institutions and agencies involved in the cocoa sector in West

Sulawesi.

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swisscontact

SCPPSustainable Cocoa Production ProgramProgram Produksi Kakao Berkelanjutan

Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft

Confederation suisse

Confederazione Svizzera

Confederaziun svizra

Swiss Confederation

Federal Department of Economic Affairs,

Education and Research EAER

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO

D'Maleo Hotel's Ballroom at 9 AM WITA, the event has begun

with the inauguration of the 2013 - 2018 West Sulawesi

Cocoa Forum (FKSB) Committee by the Governor of West

Sulawesi. Followed by forewords from Manfred Borer, Program

Director of Swisscontact - SCPP (Sustainable Cocoa Production

Program), he emphasized the importance of an establishment of a

local cocoa forum such FKSB to serve as a vessel for coordinating

and sharing among cocoa stakeholders in West Sulawesi, linked with

the National Partnership forum in Makassar and other international

networks. Further, the series of the events continued with panel

presentations and discussion by event participants such as from PT.

Nestlé Indonesia, ICRRI (Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research

Institute), Bank Indonesia, BT Cocoa, Syngenta, CSP (Cocoa

Sustainability Partnership), Aceh Cocoa Forum (FKA) and a

representative of Smallholder cocoa farmers in West Sulawesi.

(from left) remarks while attending the 2013 West Sulawesi Cocoa Stakeholders Forum 1Meeting in Mamuju, witnessed by Debora Tjandrakusuma - Director Legal & Corporate Affairs of PT. Nestlé Indonesia, Manfred Borer from Swisscontact, Thomas Jasman - President Director of BT Cocoa and Teguh Wahyudi from ICCRI.

H. Anwar Adnan Saleh - the Governor of West Sulawesi giving his st

Ayo Rawat Kebun!

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“ I hope the Forum will initiate a joint concept between the West Sulawesi Government, private sectors and organization such as from PT Nestlé Indonesia, Swisscontact, Syngenta and BT Cocoa to promote the local cocoa”

H. Anwar Adnan Saleh, Governor of West Sulawesi

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DAY 1Friday, November 1, 2013

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(clockwise) Successively speakers from government agencies, institutions and private sector represented by Ir. Supriyanto, MM - Kadisbun West Sulawesi, Arif Kartika - PT. Nestlé Indonesia, Dr. Misnawi - ICCRI, Drs. Hasanuddin Darjo, MM - Aceh Cocoa Forum, Mukhtar Belo - West Sulawesi Cocoa Stakeholders Forum and Rini Indrayanti from

stCocoa Sustainable Partnership (CSP) held presentations in the 1 Meeting of 2013 West Sulawesi Cocoa Stakeholders Forum in Mamuju, November 1, 2013.

(from left) NestléRatih Kusumastuti, R. Wisman Djaja, Debora Tjandrakusuma, Arshad Chaudry; Vice Minister of Agriculture - DR. Rusman Heriawan; H. Anwar Adnan Saleh - West Sulawesi Governor, Ir. Gamal Nasir, MS - General Director of Estate Crops and Ir. H. Azwar AB, M.Si - Director of Herbaceous and Refresher Plants shortly before the Agriculture Vice Minister and the VVIP guests entering the site of West Sulawesi Cocoa Stakeholders Forum.

PT. Indonesia representatives:


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Afternoon ahead, finally the most awaited Arshad Chaudry, sharing with the forum that it

program on that day, Wamentan and his has been part of PT. Nestlé Indonesia's

group entered the forum location. responsibility together with Swisscontact -

Wamentan begun his visit by reviewing the mini SCPP to help so far target of 6,000 cocoa

exhibition set by expo participants from PT. farmers in West Sulawesi (Mamuju and Majene)

Nestlé Indonesia, Swisscontact - SCPP, enhancing their cocoa productivity and quality

Syngenta, BT Cocoa, Mamuju Estate Crops through Nestlé Cocoa Plan program.

Agency and Mamuju Capital Investment

Agency. Entered Swisscontact - SCPP's booth, At 6 PM WITA, closing the day 1 event, in his

while holding a Nutrition Training manual remarks, Wamentan expects that all cocoa

displayed, "cocoa program should also promote stakeholders in West Sulawesi focus on the

other components such as nutrition improvement of cocoa commodity in the area.

improvement and women empowerment for an Including the partnership between PT. Nestlé

overall improvement of the local community,“ Indonesia and smallholder cocoa farmers

Wamentan urged. should be continued to create positive impacts

as shared value on aspects of health,

Prior to the completion of the event on that day, education and women empowerment.

President Director of PT. Nestlé Indonesia,

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“...all cocoa stakeholders in West Sulawesi focus on the improvement of cocoa commodity in the area...”

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DR. Rusman Heriawan

8PM, the dinner

In the evening at 8 PM WITA, Wamentan's group and VVIP guests

[representatives from PT. Nestlé Indonesia, Swisscontact - SCPP,

IDH, Syngenta, BT Cocoa, ICCRI] were invited by the Governor

of West Sulawesi to have a gala dinner in his official house located

on top of a hill in Mamuju. While enjoying the delicious region dishes

served by the host, all the guest also entertained with relaxing live

music. After the dinner, continued with souvenirs submission's

session from West Sulawesi Cocoa Stakeholders Forum (FKSB)

represented by Manfred Borer to be handed over to Wamentan,

Governor of Sulawesi Barat, President Director of PT. Nestlé

Indonesia, General Director of Estate Crops and Director of

Herbaceous and Refresher Plants. The highlight of the cordial

evening was the performance from the West Sulawesi Governor and

the Wamentan featuring their best singing vocals in front of the

guests of honor. Not to be outdone, as the VVIP guests were

challenged by the host to show their singing skills, representing PT.

Nestlé Indonesia, lovely duo Jenik and Nur Shilla, and from

Swisscontact - SCPP, the talented Ade Sonyville, respectively

featured their favourite songs on that memorable evening. The event

was closed with group photo taking in front of the domicile of the

West Sulawesi Governor.


“... memang kau bukan yang pertama bagiku, pernah satu hati mengisi hidupku dulu...” lyrics part of an Indonesian popular song performed by Pak Rusman during the dinner.

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Sing battle between Pak Anwar and Jenik & Shilla “lovely duo” from Nestlé during gala dinner.

Photo group captured in front of the official house of the West Sulawesi Governor. With souvenirs from the West Sulawesi Cocoa Stakeholders Forum in their hands, VVIP guests raising thumbs for the success of cocoa commodity in West Sulawesi .

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DAY 2Saturday, November 2, 2013


Around 8 AM WITA, Wamentan's group efforts to improving the local cocoa productivity

and VVIP guests were heading towards and quality. Wamentan encourages the farmers

Tadui Village in Mamuju exactly to to apply 'zero-waste' system in their cocoa

Experiment and Development Farm (ED -Farm) farms by integrating cocoa farming with

which maintained under Nestlé Cocoa Plan livestock - with goats for example. To promote

program. In the farm, around 6,000 seedlings the system, the Governor promises 60 CPGs

are cultivated in order to produce better cocoa given in Mamuju to get one goat per CPG. After

clones to be shared program's beneficiaries. one hour Q&A session with the farmers, the

After reviewing the farm, the group had a short group headed towards the BT Cocoa buying

break in the learning centre located in the farm centre located in Tasiu Village to get an

where the cocoa farmers used to have cocoa overview about the sales system maintained in

trainings. the area. BT Cocoa shared, "to secure the

supply chain and to help improving the

The second agenda on that day was visiting a wellbeing of the farmers, we will give the cocoa

demonstration plot owned by Tunas Harapan I farmers in the area the highest price offered in

Cocoa Production Group (CPG) in Kalukku the market for fermented beans."

Village, Mamuju. There, the chief of the CPG

demonstrated how to do side-grafting on an As the day getting shorter, the group moved

ageing cocoa tree. Afterwards, in the same towards the Mamuju - Tampa Padang Airport to

location, Wamentan had an audience with Ingin have lunch together while waiting for leaving

Maju CPG representatives to talk about the Mamuju at 2 PM WITA.

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Governor of West Sulawesi, Director of Supply Chain from PT. Nestlé Indonesia and Agriculture Vice Minister, witnessing a Swisscontact Master Trainer demonstrating top-grafting technology on a cocoa seedling. Arshad Chaudry explaining about ED-Farm activities maintained by Nestlé Cocoa Plan program to the Vice Minister and the group.



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Vice Minister of Agriculture and the group examining a seedling that has been top-grafted in the ED-Farm. Teguh Wahyudi from ICCRI sharing information about the local superior clones and their advantages to the group. Vice Minister and the group had a chance to taste the cocoa pulps directly from a cocoa pod. He suggested ICCRI to have a research on how to maximize the cocoa pulps into other product for direct consumption such as “dodol durian”, so it might be “dodol kakao” produced. Arshad Chaudry informing the Wamentan about the training guidelines developed by Swisscontact-SCPP which supported by PT. Nestlé Indonesia. Vice Minister is enjoying a Nestlé drinking cocoa product while having a break at the learning centre during his field visit to ED-Farm.

(clockwise) A beneficiary of Nestlé Cocoa Plan program explaining to Agriculture Vice Minister and the group how to apply side-grafting technology on an ageing cocoa tree. Vice Minister is impressed with how technology can help enhancing the productivity and quality of cocoa commodity nowadays. Visiting BT Cocoa Buying Centre, Vice Minister emphasizing this private sector to help in particular the local smallholder cocoa farmers by offering them best price given in the market. Vice Minister examining the cocoa pods resulted from the technology of side-grafting.


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(clockwise) Closing the event Agriculture Vice Minister and the event contributors taking group photo in the venue. Nestlé Cocoa Plan involving women in their activities through Good Nutritional Practices Training, the cocoa farmers family members’ enthusiasm can also be seen while Vice Minister visiting the ED-Farm where they used to have the GNP trainings.. Three representatives from PT. Nestlé Indonesia who were contributed during the

stevent (from left) Debora R. Tjandrakusuma, Jenik D.S. Andreas and Ratih Kusumastuti. The atmosphare of the 1 Meeting of West Sulawesi Cocoa Stakeholders Forum which filled in with series events of panel presentations and discussions by cocoa stakeholders involved in West Sulawesi which come from diverse backgrounds.


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