Kesempatan Pengembangan
Agribisnis Indonesia
Bagian Timur (EI-ADO) - Private Sector

Increased incomes for Indonesian cocoa farmers in sustainable markets: NGO-private sector cooperation on Sulawesi Island. Full case study

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VECO(2011)IncreasedIncomesIndoCocoaFarmersSustainableMarketsSulawesi.pdf

This report describes a collaboration between the NGO VECO, the leading global cocoa supplier Armajaro, and West Sulawesi farmers to develop direct market linkages and build on previous development work. The report briefly outlines the cocoa industry and the local cocoa chain and identifies key partners, their roles and activities. Testimonials from stakeholders provide comment on the process, benefits and challenges of the program. Benefits to farmers include improved production (up to 750kg/ha compared with an average of 500kg/ha, but potential for significant growth up to 2000kg/ha), better prices and income, terms and access to market and quality information. Sixty-seven farmer groups have qualified for UTZ certification providing another market opportunity. The report illustrates that collaborative programs can facilitate opportunities for traceability, production and quality improvements and that collective selling is a viable income source for organised farmer groups with improved productivity and quality. The report highlights the need for farmer organisations to become stronger and more organised at national and local levels to improve their bargaining capacity.

Publication Date:

2011

Author:

VECO

Publisher:

Vredeseilanden Country Offices Indonesia

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Pathways towards sustainability: private sector in the driver's seat - Reader: case of cocoa in Indonesia (Flores)

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VECO(2011)PathwaysTowardsSustainabilityCaseCocoaIndonesia.pdf

To secure quality and quantity of agricultural products in the face of rising global demand, private companies are increasingly developing and nurturing long-term relationships with producers and their organizations. This case study describes how cocoa traders and manufacturers on the island of Flores are investing in producer organizations to ensure quality, sustainability and future supply, and ultimately their own survival. It provides a useful overview of the cocoa supply chain on Flores and then details how the efforts of P.T. Mars to secure their supply of cocoa has resulted in sustainable changes in the Flores cocoa chains. This includes improved organizational and marketing skills of farmers, increased resilience among farmer's organizations to cope and adapt to new situations, strengthened skills among farmers, and increased potential for collaboration and coordination among actors. Given the announcement by Mars Inc. that by 2020 all their cocoa beans would be from sources certified as sustainable, this approach presents a new and growing market opportunity for farmers.

Publication Date:

2011

Author:

VECO

Publisher:

Vredeseilanden Country Offices Indonesia

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Understanding farmer engagement in the cocoa sector in Sulawesi: a rapid assessment

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Hafid-McKenzie(2012)UnderstandingFarmerEngagementCocoaSectorSulawesiRapidAssessment.pdf

The establishment of new and interactive models for knowledge transfer in the cocoa industry requires an understanding of current farmer engagement. This study focused on understanding the social context of farmer engagement in Sulawesi. Results are based on interviews with a range of stakeholders and cocoa industry associated organisations over a 12 day period. The information is a high level overview as was intended given the short time frame of the field work. The report summarises previous extension approaches and the outcomes of these programs (e.g. SUCCESS, AMARTA, Mars Inc, GERNAS and BPTP, VECO, Swisscontact and Cocoa Sustainability Partnership). The study proposes the use of a new participatory model for farmer driven innovation rather than a traditional top down process of extension. The core characteristics of this model include: be farmer driven/responsive, be interactive and consultative, encourage farmer experimentation/innovation, have multidirectional communication flows, and have multiple sites of learning and knowledge transfer. The authors conclude with a suggested process for the project design.

Publication Date:

2012

Author:

Hafid H. and McKenzie F

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Kesempatan PengembanganAgribisnis Indonesia Bagian Timur (EI-ADO) - Private Sector

Increased incomes for Indonesian cocoa farmers in sustainable markets: NGO-private sector cooperation on Sulawesi Island. Full case study

Pathways towards sustainability: private sector in the driver's seat - Reader: case of cocoa in Indonesia (Flores)

Understanding farmer engagement in the cocoa sector in Sulawesi: a rapid assessment

Kesempatan Pengembangan
Agribisnis Indonesia
Bagian Timur (EI-ADO) - Private Sector