2022 February

Head of Processed Pine Plantation Directorate Appreciates Best Performance 2021

Head of Processed Pine Plantation Directorate Imanudin expressed his appreciation and gave awards as an effort to improve performance in plantation management, both in terms of productivity, cost and quality. It certainly sees the changes achieved from previous years as a barometer.

The award is given to increase commitment to optimally manage plantations and to achieve better achievements or achievements than before. “The appreciation is given with the aim of building a competitive atmosphere as well as encouraging professionalism in making achievements and productive performances,” said Imanudin.

The Best Performance award consists of 5 assessment categories, namely Performance Manager and Head of Operations, Performance Cost, Yield Performance, Plantation Performance, and Best Personal Performance. Through 30 contested criteria, Plantation Group 2 (PG 2) won 16 winners in the assessment category. The winner on the criteria for Performance Manager and Head of Operations Section with the assessment category of Land, Road, and Drainage Preparation Sub-Dept Head was won by Head of Land Prep Section Argo Prayogo.

The category for the best Plant Maintenance Sub-Dept Head assessment was achieved by the Head of the PM Suwadi Division, the best System Data and Information Sub-Dept Head assessment category was won by the SDI Division Head Winanto, and the Best Field Establishment Dept Head assessment category was won by the FE Manager M. Fachrudin. In the Performance Cost criteria or Lowest Cost of Land Ex Pineapple with Medium Sucker Seeds achieved by the Regional Head of 08 Mislan and the category of Lowest Achieving Cost of Ex Pineapple Land with Small Sucker Seeds was achieved by Kawil 07 Timotius Tarmin.

The Performance Yield for the category of Highest Yield Achievement on Ex Pineapple Land with Sucker Seeds was won by Regional Head 05 Gunarto, the category of Highest Yield Achievement on Ex Pineapple Land with Crown Seeds was won by Kawil 08 Mislan, the category of Highest Yield Achievement on Ex Cassava Land with Sucker Seeds was won by the Head of Region 05 Gunarto, and the category of Highest Yield Achievement on Ex Cassava Land with Nursery Seeds was won by Kawil 08 Mislan.

The Plantation Performance Criteria for the Regional Yield Progress Achievement category, Regional Work in Process Achievement category, and Regional COPQ Achievement category were achieved by the Head of Region 06 Amir Mahmud. The Best Performance category for the PG Yield Progress Achievement category was won by Sn. PG 2 Manager Joko Susilo, and the PG COPQ Achievement category were also achieved by Plantation Group 2 Manager Joko Susilo, while the best Regional Head category was won by Regional Head 06 Amir Mahmud.

Especially for PG2, 2021 is a phenomenal year of achieving plantation productivity performance, especially FC yield. This can be seen from the jump in FC’s yield performance from the previous year which reached 19.76% growth from the last 10 years, where previously PG2 was always ranked at the bottom. “Seeing that the targets given by management are very dynamic, of course we must be ready to adjust to these conditions. But we are optimistic to be able to achieve the targets set by the company,” concluded Sn. PG2 Manager Joko Susilo.

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Sunpride Donate Fruits for Flood Victims

PT Sewu Segar Nusantara (SSN) through the Sunpride trademark held a Collaborative Action activity with Dompet Dhuafa to distribute fruit donations to 282 flood victims in Jakarta on 22-23 January 2022. Sunpride hopes that the donations distributed can provide benefits for flood victims.

“We hope that the fruit donation will benefit the flood victims and other beneficiaries. Hopefully, at this moment of commemoration of National Nutrition Day, we can be a part of supporting the fulfillment of nutrition for the Indonesian people,” said Fera, Marketing of PT Sewu Segar Nusantara. During this period, Sunpride donated 200 boxes of Sunpride fruit in the form of bananas, guava, and pineapples. Apart from being distributed to flood victims, fruit donations were also distributed to orphanages, hospitals, schools, mosques and communities that are partners of Dompet Dhuafa.

“Many thanks to Sunpride who regularly channel their donations through Dompet Dhuafa. Hopefully this good collaboration can continue to be established and provide benefits and blessings to all of us. Amen,” concluded Pradila Maulia from the Dompet Dhuafa Social Partnership.

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Aceh Governor Review Cavendish Banana Planting Land in Bener Meriah

Aceh Governor Nova Iriansyah visits the location of the Cavendish banana nursery in Pintu Rime Gayo District, Bener Meriah Regency on Saturday, February 12, 2022. Nova Iriansyah is accompanied by the Aceh Secretary, Assistant II to the Aceh Regional Secretary, Chair of the Aceh PKK, Deputy Regent Bener Meriah, Head of the Department of Agriculture and Aceh Plantation, Head of the Administrative Bureau for the Aceh Secretariat, and Bener Meriah District Government officials.

The governor and his entourage headed to the location of the land planned to be planted with Cavendish bananas. The plan is that in the near future the Cavendish banana seedlings will be planted in a 12-hectare plantation in Blang Rakal Village, Pintu Rime Gayo District. During the agenda, the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia, Syahrul Yasin Limpo, will be present at the Cavendish banana planting ceremony.

PT Great Giant Pineapple (GGP) is collaborating with the Department of Agriculture and Food of Bener Meriah Regency for Cavendish banana breeding in the context of developing economic potential in the Bener Meriah Regency area. The planting of horticultural products is not only planting for the benefit of PT GGP, but also the transfer of techniques and knowledge supported by technology, so that farmers can produce superior products.

In terms of fiscal facilities, the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) assists PT GGP in obtaining Bonded Zone (KB) facilities as in Lampung. Meanwhile, the Bener Meriah Regency Government will facilitate and provide convenience in obtaining permits and providing land.

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Celebrate World Cancer Day : Re.juve X WCC Campaign #WeJoyWeLoveWeShare

PT Sewu Segar Primatama as a producer and pioneer of True Cold-Pressed Juice with the trademark Re.juve, continues to show concern for the local community as well as being part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities.

Through the spirit of the #GOODforSociety pillar, Re.juve held the “We Joy, We Love, We Share” campaign. This initiative is a collaborative idea with the Women’s Cycling Community (WCC) Semarang which has a mission in line with Re.juve, which is to support a healthy, happy, and sustainable lifestyle.

“Since the end of October 2021, Re.juve has opened its first outlet in Central Java, precisely in the city of Semarang and has received a very good response from the community. From this we see that more and more people want to live happier and live a sustainable healthy lifestyle by choosing beverage and food products from Re.juve because they are delicious, healthy, and honest. This World Cancer Day moment is the right moment for us to contribute more to the people of Semarang,” said Richard Anthony CEO and President Director of Re.juve.

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the lives of many people around the world including in Indonesia, it forces us to change habits and lifestyles and follow various health protocols. While all eyes are on infectious diseases and pandemics, the pace of cancer sufferers continues to grow, as cancer is mentioned as one of the leading causes of death worldwide.

Talking about sport and its relation to social and health issues, WCC is one of the largest women’s bicycle communities in Semarang and even in Indonesia that combines hobbies with positive messages that inspire others. “We are very happy to be collaborating with Re.juve in celebrating World Cancer Day, where we can not only spread awareness and education about the importance of a healthy lifestyle, but through a real action in raising donations for those in need,” said Febri Widjanarko. Head of WCC Semarang.

From February 6 to February 14, Re.juve is committed to donating 10% of every takeaway and store delivery transaction at Tentrem Mall outlets to be donated to the Indonesian Cancer Children Care Foundation (YKAKI) Semarang, a foundation devoted to children with cancer from underprivileged families in Indonesia by means of a “Holistic Complete” concept for their recovery.

“In accordance with our company’s vision to become a brand with integrity, we believe in a continuous effort to do good, not only for ourselves, but also for the community. We hope that this campaign and collaboration will not only inspire people to support a healthier, happier, and sustainable lifestyle, but also become a place for real action to contribute to others,” concluded Richard Anthony.

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CEO GGF. “GGF is Different”

Tommy Watimena has officially become CEO of Great Giant Foods (GGF). A company that has a vertically integrated food business line, where one of its subsidiaries is PT Great Giant Pineapple (GGP) which is the controlling shareholder of PT Sreeya Sewu Indonesia Tbk.

As the new CEO of GGF, Tommy Watimena directly came to Lampung to introduce himself to the Top Management of GGF Lampung, which is a part of the Gunung Sewu Group (GSG) business. In front of the leaders of GGF Lampung, he started by first telling about his childhood.

“When I was little, I moved to Malang, where I was put in a dormitory in the hope that it would help me develop myself. It turns out that even though I live in a hostel, I still need time to develop myself. I was never ranked in school, but I always tried to improve what I received at the time . I came to Lampung at this time wanting to learn, in the question and answer session later I will not only ask questions but also give input,” said Tommy, laughing.

While occasionally walking up to the guests, he told stories when he joined the big family of Gunung Sewu Kencana (GSK) 4 years ago. He was interviewed directly by Mr. Husodo Angkosubroto and Mr. Setiawan Ahmad, at that time it was clear where PT Sierad Produce would be taken because the company was in trouble. “In the first month, it was said that they did not have money to pay employee salaries. Pak Husodo asked me to help GGF, I asked where to take GGF and the answer was instead returned to me, where would I take GGF. That’s why today I want to ask all of us the same thing,” said Tommy Watimena.

Tommy said that if you have the will and commitment, you can do it. Sierad, who used to have problems with the same thing profit table, but to become a great company is extra work. “GGF is different, let’s build GGF together. Today I see that we as a company have good production and quality, but are we able to communicate the quality that we have built to consumers so they don’t have to change prices, “said Tommy while ending the Townhall Dinner.

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The Role of FE Behind the Success of GGF Buah Fruit Production

Great Giant Foods (GGF) through the Department of Farm Equipment (FE) functions to process the planting land needed by plantations. Land cultivation is the process of changing the nature of the soil by using agricultural tools in such a way, so that planting land is obtained in accordance with the needs for plant growth.

Every year FE can provide quality land ready for planting for the needs of pineapple, banana, cassava plants, and several other needs such as Research & Development (R&D) planting area which reaches 7,000 hectares. “Land preparation activities are carried out according to the plantation budget for land that must be prepared in a year,” said Farm Equipment Manager Suparno.

The results of the processing of planting land with quality standards have been jointly determined by the plantation. This concerns the prerequisites needed by plants so that FE has quality standards as a reference. The land processing activities carried out are chopping, plowing, finishing harrow and ridger. There is much more to be done to adjust the final tillage to a standard.

“Quality is a fixed price for operations in FE, because operators are working and if the quality is not appropriate then they do not get a premium. This pattern has been carried out for years and the results can meet the quality standards determined by the plantation. The quality of the work is assessed by the Plantation Quality Control (QC), not the FE Department,” said Suparno.

Suparno continued, that the obstacle that is usually felt in FE is during the rainy season, many land management schedules cannot be followed and have the potential to be postponed so that they are not in accordance with the schedule. Usually, in such a situation, you have to sacrifice quality, of course, with plantation approval, because the priority for planting is number one there.

This year, FE has prepared 25 tractors for land cultivation in the three Plantation Groups, and has reserved bulldozer units with unit operating costs that are quite expensive. “I hope that as much as possible, land processing activities are completed with tractors, because bulldozers have quite high operational costs, especially the cost of fuel and spare parts for equipment is difficult,” concluded Suparmo.

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Latentol as a Means of Control of Fruit Flies

One of the superior fruit commodities cultivated by Great Giant Foods (GGF) Terbanggi Besar, Central Lampung is crystal guava. The distinctive taste makes crystal guava fruit favored by the people of Indonesia and abroad. This has the potential to become the prima donna of export commodities from Indonesia.

There are 360 ​​hectares of GGF crystal guava production area in Terbanggi Besar with an average annual production of 8,675 tons. One of the causes of decreased quality and production of crystal guava is fruit fly insect attack. Through the manufacture of devices can be a way to control the fruit fly.

Research and Development (R&D) GGF made a breakthrough by making one type of medicinal product to control fruit flies, which was named Latenol. Latentol is specially made with a distinctive aroma to snare male fruit flies. The aroma of Latenol can be smelled up to a radius of 10 Km.

Latenol has been released by R&D since October 2021 with a total production of 23,750 pieces (pcs). Latenol production in a day reaches 500 pcs with packaging in one pack there are 5 pcs. In 2022, the Protection R&D Division will produce 7000 pcs of Latenol per month based on the plantation’s demand.

Through the application of Latenol, GGF can save Rp. 840 million per year compared to the use of conventional trapping drugs from factory products. “Latenol has a cost of production of Rp. 6 thousand. If you calculate the plantation needs of 7000 pcs / month, the savings can reach Rp. 70 million per month, “said M. Basuki Sustainable Agrimaterial Development & Protection Manager.

The use of Latenol is very easy by using a wooden block hanging inside a mineral water bottle with holes for fruit flies to enter. The bottle is filled with enough water so that the fruit flies are trapped in the water and die.

“From what has been done, 12 percent of the catch is more than the factory product drugs that were used previously. In a hectare, as many as 20 pcs can be used with a maximum duration of use of 2 months,” concluded Nur Fadila, the Protection R&D team.

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GGF Welcomes the Visit of the Mayor of Pangkalpinang

Great Giant Foods (GGF) welcomed the visit of the Mayor of Pangkalpinang at GGF Terbanggi Besar, Central Lampung. The arrival of Pangkalpinang Mayor Maulan Aklil and representatives of the Cattle and Poultry Farmers Association in Pangkalpinang City was held on Thursday, January 20, 2022. The Mayor’s delegation was received directly by the Finance, Accounting & IT Manager of PT Great Giant Livestock (GGL) Ferdy at the Training Center Building.

Before conducting a field visit to see firsthand the process of breeding and fattening cattle at PT GGL, Ferdy explained about the process of PIR Cow partnership pattern with the community. “Essentially PT GGL provides assistance, provides feed, and farmers carry out care and maintenance. At harvest, the cows will be returned to PT GGL as a market guarantor,” explained Ferdy.

Ferdy said that livestock has a very big opportunity. National meat consumption per capita is 2.57 kg per year, far below Malaysia and the Philippines which reached 8 kg, and Australia was the highest with 14 kg per year per person. The breeding business of cattle is very much affected by infrastructure.

If you learn from the problems faced by cattle breeding businesses that are integrated with oil palm in Kalimantan. that the biggest problem is transportation. So that the resulting cattle have a hampered sales process. Responding to the plan, Maulan Aklil gladly accepted that PT GGL could realize a cow partnership scheme with the community.

“We are happy to accept if there is an offer for this collaboration, the most important thing is that it does not have bureaucracy and all kinds of things that are long or complicated. The funding for Bank Sumsel-Babel is okay, everyone is ready to help through KUR and the guarantee is the mayor,” said Maulan Aklil, Mayor of Pangkalpinang, Maulan Aklil.

Said that coming to PT GGL to study, as mayor will be accountable to the community. A land of 60 hectares is ready for cooperation, if it continues there will be many other lands. Investment over the last three years in Pangkalpiang has come in at almost IDR 2 trillion.

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Managing Used Mask Waste at GGF

The use of worker masks is getting higher, this is related to vigilance against the Covid-19 pandemic which positively indicates worker awareness for risk protection is quite good. Used masks can be a cause of disease or a medium for transmitting viruses. This of course will be very dangerous, especially the virus that causes Covid-19.

The Great Giant Foods (GGF) Occupational Safety and Health Management System (SMK3) takes steps to reduce health risks due to the careless disposal of used masks in company areas. In the GGF Area, all workers must play a role in managing used masks because they can be a source of disease transmission. This is because the number is very significant and comes from housing or workers’ mess.

“Medical masks that come from health clinics, or masks that were used during the isolation period due to being positive for Covid-19 are collected and sent to third parties who have licenses or have permits in accordance with the requirements required by the Ministry of Environment,” said Head of SMK3 GGF Arief Fatullah.

Used masks that are not used by Covid-19 survivors but are used as prevention from the transmission of the Covid-19 virus are not sent to third parties, but are collected specifically in closed places provided by the General Service section in all mess and residential areas of each Plantation Group company. .

Through the management of used masks, it is hoped that they can potentially reduce the risk of transmission due to the misuse of masks. Meanwhile, all residential areas, especially in PG2, are required to sort out mask waste from trash or other waste.

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