Revive South Manokwari Premium Chocolate
The Bank Indonesia West Papua Representative Office, handed over the processing equipment for chocolate and the inauguration of the production house for the South Cokran Ebiet Producer's Cooperative Office, a cocoa and corn plantation business unit in Kampung Abresso, Ransiki District, South Manokwari Regency.
The Governor of West Papua, Dominggus Mandacan said, the priority programs of the regional government in the framework of a sustainable small economy, commodity development plans have become a concern and have been prepared in the green design of West Papua's green investment.
"Bank Indonesia has become a strategic partner of the West Papua Province government, to drive the economy towards a better direction. This is evident with the formation of regional inflation control initiatives, namely TPID in all regencies of cities in West Papua, "he said, Friday, July 24, 2020.
In line with this, Bank Indonesia is committed to improving the economy and tourism and striving to make the West Papua region a center for cocoa processing that will be known in Indonesia and abroad.
"Chocolate is now a high-selling product. South Manokwari cocoa is a superior cocoa that is not owned by other regions, "he said.
The Governor said, the quality of the variety of premium cocoa is different, other regions are so vast and many cocoa, it is not too much in Mansel but the quality is of interest to various nations and countries that will also invest in South Manokwari in the future.
"Existing farmers must pay attention to care and cocoa land that is not yet rejuvenated. Because it has been declared, the quality must be improved, "said the Head of the Great Arfak Tribe.
The governor said cocoa products in Mansel had been brought to Hollywood and introduced chocolate originating from South Manokwari, to be a souvenir at the global conservation heroes award.
"The assistance from Bank Indonesia can be used properly to increase innovation and added value, and can absorb a large workforce in South Manokwari Regency," he said.
Meanwhile, Acting Head of the Bank Indonesia West Papua Representative Office, Joko Supratikto said that Bank Indonesia has the duty to maintain the stability of the rupiah and to improve the economy of the people, Bank Indonesia conducts coaching in every district in West Papua.
"West Papua still shows a very positive economic value, but what dominates is the mining industry. We are trying to develop other sectors, such as cocoa so that the community's economy will increasingly change in South Manokwari Regency, "he said.
Bank Indonesia West Papua provided assistance to the Ebiet South Cokran cooperative, after obtaining the results of the research on Commodity Products and types of superior business (KPJU).
Initiation of assistance was quite short, in February 2020, Bank Indonesia invited 5 cocoa processing candidates who were members of the Ebier Suth Cokran cooperative to attend training and study visits in Yogyakarta, namely the Indonesian Institute of Natural Sciences Technology (BPTBA-LIPI) Yogyakarta technology research center and Nglanggeran Tourism village in Wonosari-Yogyakarta.
With the aim of how to process cocoa in accordance with the standard and other chocolate variants. As well as providing insights on the concept of village management based on processed chocolate commodities, it is hoped that in the future Mansel can have an integrated tourism village concept.
The Governor of West Papua, Dominggus Mandacan said, the priority programs of the regional government in the framework of a sustainable small economy, commodity development plans have become a concern and have been prepared in the green design of West Papua's green investment.
"Bank Indonesia has become a strategic partner of the West Papua Province government, to drive the economy towards a better direction. This is evident with the formation of regional inflation control initiatives, namely TPID in all regencies of cities in West Papua, "he said, Friday, July 24, 2020.
In line with this, Bank Indonesia is committed to improving the economy and tourism and striving to make the West Papua region a center for cocoa processing that will be known in Indonesia and abroad.
"Chocolate is now a high-selling product. South Manokwari cocoa is a superior cocoa that is not owned by other regions, "he said.
The Governor said, the quality of the variety of premium cocoa is different, other regions are so vast and many cocoa, it is not too much in Mansel but the quality is of interest to various nations and countries that will also invest in South Manokwari in the future.
"Existing farmers must pay attention to care and cocoa land that is not yet rejuvenated. Because it has been declared, the quality must be improved, "said the Head of the Great Arfak Tribe.
The governor said cocoa products in Mansel had been brought to Hollywood and introduced chocolate originating from South Manokwari, to be a souvenir at the global conservation heroes award.
"The assistance from Bank Indonesia can be used properly to increase innovation and added value, and can absorb a large workforce in South Manokwari Regency," he said.
Meanwhile, Acting Head of the Bank Indonesia West Papua Representative Office, Joko Supratikto said that Bank Indonesia has the duty to maintain the stability of the rupiah and to improve the economy of the people, Bank Indonesia conducts coaching in every district in West Papua.
"West Papua still shows a very positive economic value, but what dominates is the mining industry. We are trying to develop other sectors, such as cocoa so that the community's economy will increasingly change in South Manokwari Regency, "he said.
Bank Indonesia West Papua provided assistance to the Ebiet South Cokran cooperative, after obtaining the results of the research on Commodity Products and types of superior business (KPJU).
Initiation of assistance was quite short, in February 2020, Bank Indonesia invited 5 cocoa processing candidates who were members of the Ebier Suth Cokran cooperative to attend training and study visits in Yogyakarta, namely the Indonesian Institute of Natural Sciences Technology (BPTBA-LIPI) Yogyakarta technology research center and Nglanggeran Tourism village in Wonosari-Yogyakarta.
With the aim of how to process cocoa in accordance with the standard and other chocolate variants. As well as providing insights on the concept of village management based on processed chocolate commodities, it is hoped that in the future Mansel can have an integrated tourism village concept.
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