Organic Vegetables Training

On Sunday, May 25 2008, Kelompok Tani Lindung Harapan has conducted an exchange visit to an organic vegetable demonstration plot (demplot) in Dramaga, Bogor. This DEMPLOT is owned and managed by farmer group Pak Tani ORGANIK which is founded since April 2004. They are conducting vegetable cultivating with organic way. There were plenty of farmer group who has visited and making a training of the organic vegetable cultivating.

Nenas Gati, An Organic Pineapple from Tapos Village

Gati pineapple(Bromeliaaceae) is a kind of specific pineapple from Bogor. Gati is a name of a village in Desa Sukaharja, kecamatan Cijeruk, Kabupaten Bogor. It is still a mystery why the pineapple that is planted in this area has different taste even though the same variety is planted in other place. The community of Gati village plants the pineapple among the trees in Salak mountain area which is bordering their village.

Organic Farming

Presently, the term organic has become a very familiar and global term along with the increasing of people awareness of the importance of health.

What is Organic Farming? Organic Farming is commonly understood as an agriculture which uses natural fertilizer without any chemical pesticide. This is not a complete explanation. The broader meaning of organic revolves around the meaning of ”Organ or Organism”, and being organic is about servicing life in a natural way and not forcing anything into the natural system.

Organic Green Tea and Organic Black Tea

The legend of tea came from China during the period when the Empire Seng Nung held power, 5000 years ago. The emperor, Seng Nung is well known as the father of Chinese traditional medicinal plants. The legend says that tea is found unexpectedly. One day, the emperor was making a medicinal ingredients on the corner of his garden. And then the wind was blowing fast and the leaves fell down. inexpressibly, some leaves got into the pot of boiling water. When the emperor took it, he was admired with the taste of that water that he never felt before. This steaming water become next a new beverage. And the habit of drinking the tea was becoming tradition in the castle inner circle of Chinese empire.

Partners

HPSP - Horticultural Partnership Support Program
http://www.ina.or.id/inaweb
The Horticultural Partnership Support Program is an initiative of a tripartite partnership which includes the Dutch development co-operation organizations Cordaid and Agriterra and the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Jakarta. The HPSP aims to promote partnerships between small farmers and entrepreneurs in the horticultural sector of Indonesia. The program will support small and innovative projects that are aimed at improving production, processing and marketing of horticultural products in Indonesia through partnership agreements. more detail ...


CBI - Centre for Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries
http://www.cbi.eu
We at CBI are inspired by contributing to trade-led economic growth and the resulting reduction of poverty in developing countries. Our desire is to strengthen the economic relations between these countries and Europe. Our ambition is to be a professional and practical coach, a source of inspiration, and an insider on the European market. Our business is to share every piece of knowledge we acquire concerning business opportunities, regulations, markets and technology with companies in developing countries.


IPC - International Pepper Community
http://www.ipcnet.org
The International Pepper Community is an inter-governmental organization of pepper producing countries. The Community now includes Brazil, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam as full members and Papua New Guinea and Hainan, China as an associate members.


GAPMMI - Gabungan Pengusaha Makanan dan Minuman Indonesia
http://www.gapmmi.or.id
GAPMMI sebagai wadah pengusaha makanan dan minuman Indonesia berusaha memberikan masukkan kepada anggota, pemerintah dan masyarakat tentang peraturan pangan, pengolahan pangan dan lain-lain yang berhubungan dengan pangan, baik bahan baku maupun hasil olahan.