- February 15, 2022
- Posted by: ICCRI
- Category: Technology Dissemination
Collaboration between Puslitkoka and Bank Indonesia for Technical Guidance on Certification and Sorting of Cocoa Beans for Export at the Merta Abadi Summit, Bali, Indonesia
Collaboration between Puslitkoka and Bank Indonesia for Technical Guidance on Certification and Sorting of Cocoa Beans for Export at the Merta Abadi Summit, Bali, Indonesia
The potential for chocolate industrialization in the Bali area has the potential to penetrate the international market, as evidenced by the selection of Bali as the world’s 50 best cocoa beans at the Cocoa of Excellence 2017 in Paris. Several small and medium industries in Bali are currently also growing significantly. This will also have an impact on the economy for the surrounding community. Currently, there are quite a lot of local communities who cultivate cocoa to downstream cocoa, but the process can still be optimized.
Puslitkoka and Bank Indonesia cooperate in implementing Technical Guidance entitled Certification and Sorting of Cocoa Beans for Export. Puslitkoka was represented by postharvest researchers, namely Hendy Firmanto, ST., MSc. and M. Burhanuddin Fauzi, STP The Bank Indonesia party was represented by Leo Ediwijaya, as the Head of the KEKDA Implementation Team and staff. This activity will be held on June 2-4, 2021, at the Merta Abadi Summit in Jembrana Bali, chaired by Kadek Suantara. This program is expected to increase the capacity and capability of farmer groups to penetrate the global market.