Indonesia

Our work in the cocoa, coffee and rice sectors dates back to the late 2000s. As of 2017, Indonesia was one of the first countries where we started up our Good Food for Cities programme. Currently, we are running our Sustainable cocoa & coffee programme, Sustainable rice programme, and our Good Food for Cities programme in the cities of Depok, Bandung, Solo and Denpasar.

Sustainable Cocoa and Coffee programme highlights for 2023

A key initiative is the USAID-funded LASCARCOCO project. In partnership with Olam Food Ingredients (OFI), Rikolto, Hershey's and the Indonesian Ministry of National Development Planning, the project is piloting agroforestry models in four districts. These models combine forest conservation, climate change mitigation and economic benefits for cocoa and coffee farming communities in the provinces of North Sumatra, South Sulawesi and East Nusa Tenggara. The project focuses on farmer capacity building. It has trained more than 2,500 cocoa and coffee farmers in Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), climate-smart landscape management and gender equality in agroforestry practices. Eight demonstration plots showcase these techniques, and over 1,170 hectares of cocoa and 75 hectares of coffee have adopted improved agroforestry management. In addition, gender mainstreaming training has reached over 1,300 people, promoting collaboration and reducing gender bias within farming communities.

Sustainable Rice programme highlights for 2023

125 women from the APPOLI and APOB cooperatives formed women's groups to produce rice crackers and instant rice, with a total of 16,000 kilos sold by the cooperative to the local market. They also diversified the cooperative's businesses by integrating the marketing of rice seeds, liquid bio-fertilisers, bio-pesticides and compost. The 4,228 farmers who adopted the SRP standard increased their yields by 25% and helped reduce greenhouse gas emissions by reducing chemical nitrogen inputs from an average of 1,000 kgs/ha to 400 kgs/ha. To further support these efforts and promote adoption of the SRP across the country, a National Working Group on SRP has been established with 11 members from government agencies, national associations, NGOs and the private sector.

Good Food for Cities programme highlights for 2023

In Depok, we worked with universities and NGOs to establish 6 urban agroecological farms run by 156 farmers (mostly women over 35). Weather stations and an urban agriculture dashboard helped them optimise production and connect with buyers. In Surakarta, Bandung and Denpasar, we developed healthy canteen standards with local stakeholders. By training staff, creating local menus and surveying student preferences, 19 schools in Surakarta have committed, and Denpasar is replicating the initiative for over 20. We are also facilitating multi-stakeholder collaboration in Surakarta for the establishment of profitable circular economy initiatives. So far, through the setting up of demonstration plots with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and training for trainers (ToT) on circular economy practices, we have reduced food waste by 36 tonnes and increased profits for the groups involved.