In connection with the implementation of downstream innovation adoption activities, PT Great Giant Livestock (PT GGL) and the Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB) coordinated and socialized the Matching Fund (MF) – Kedaireka FY 2023 program, Monday (10/7).

The activity took place at the Great Giant Foods (GGF) Training Center, which was attended by Head of the Kedaireka IPB Matching Fund Team Agik Suprayogi, Head of the Plantation, Livestock and Fisheries Service Krisna Rajasa, Dept. Head of GGL PIR Operations Asep Aria.

Krisna Rajasa hopes that with the three existing pillars, PT GGL, IPB, and the Central Lampung Regency Plantation, Livestock and Fisheries Service, the development of the People’s Animal Husbandry School (SPR-IPB) in Central Lampung Regency in the MF-Kedaireka program for Fiscal Year 2023 can run smoothly.

The Kedaireka program is the latest solution in realizing easy synergy of higher education contributions with partner commercialization for the progress of the Indonesian nation, which is in line with the vision of the Independent Campus of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology.

“The MF-Kedaireka program is here to accelerate the need to build innovation collaboration between University People and Partners from the Business and Industrial World (DUDI),” said Agik Suprayogi.

Agik Suprayogi emphasized that the Kedaireka IPB Matching Fund Team created a model for downstreaming higher education innovation for the community and farmers. So the results of higher education research must be immediately downstream to society so that it has a high socio-economic impact.

The principle is to share roles and responsibilities between 4 institutional pillars, namely IPB, PT GGL, Central Lampung Regency Government, and SPR IPB Farmers in carrying out the downstreaming and adoption of innovations to smallholder breeders through the SPR IPB institutional platform.

Subholding Technical Director of PT Pelindo Terminal Petikemas Dothy, accompanied by the Main Director of PT IPC Terminal Petikemas Panjang Guna Mulyana with managers and staff carrying out customer visit activities at PT Great Giant Pineapple (PT GGP), Terbanggi Besar, Central Lampung, Friday (7/7) .

The agenda for this visit was a gathering event as well as an introduction to new officials within PT Pelindo Terminal Petikemas. The group of guests was received by Maria Imawati as Traffic Manager of PT GGP and Cannery Manager Deni Kurniawan at the Great Giant Foods (GGF) Training Center in Terbanggi Besar.

Dothy said that customer visits are an effort to listen to input and complaints and maintain communication between service users.

“In addition to listening, we also open communication with service users to open up opportunities for projections on service development and business networks. “So that the business continues to develop in line with customer desires,” he said.

Dothy further emphasized that input from service users will be important data so that the company’s business continuity plan can be formulated more accurately.

At the end of the visit, Dothy and his staff had the opportunity to see first hand the process of harvesting pineapples using modern harvester mechanization and inspecting the process of making cans at the Can Making Factory.

Yurita was officially appointed and confirmed as Chair of the Central Lampung Indonesian Cooperative Council (Dekopinda) for the 2022-2027 period, Saturday (1/7).

Apart from that, several names of the administrators and managers of the Dwi Karya Great Giant Foods (GGF) Employee Cooperative were also confirmed in the composition of the Central Lampung Regional Cooperative Council (Dekopinda) for the 2023-2027 period. Margo Trilaksono as General Chair of the Dwi Karya GGF Cooperative was officially appointed as an advisor to the leadership structure of Dekopinda Central Lampung.

The inauguration and inauguration of the Central Lampung Dekopinda management for the 2022-2027 period took place at the Dwi Karya GGF Cooperative Multi-Purpose Building, Lempuyang Bandar, Way Pengubuan District.

Present at the inauguration were the Head of Dekopinda for the Lampung Region, Juniansyah, the Regent of Central Lampung, Musa Ahmad, who was represented by Zulfikar Irwan as Expert Staff for Political, Legal and Government Affairs, the Head of the Trade and UMKM Service, Genta Suri Muda, the Head of Way Pengubuan District and Representatives of Cooperatives throughout Central Lampung. Apart from Margo Trilaksono, several other Kopkar Dwi Karya administrators also participated in the inauguration.

After being inaugurated, Yurita invited all new management to work together with the government to establish good cooperation so that cooperatives and MSME players can recover to normal after the pandemic so that the progress of Central Lampung Regency will be more successful in the future.

PT Great Giant Pineapple (PT GGP), Terbangi Besar, Central Lampung, slaughtered 16 cows as sacrificial animals for internal needs of employees and the company’s local community in the context of Eid al-Adha 1444 in 2023.

The distribution of sacrificial cows was carried out the day before the Idul Adha holiday, by PT GGP’s Corporate Relations Development (CRD) team, to the slaughter committee in several operational areas of the company including the Way Lunik Teluk Betung Office, GGF Sentral, Plantation Group 1 and 2 Terbanggi Besar, Plantation Group 3 Multi Agro, Plantation Group 4 Labuhan Ratu East Lampung, and Banana Mas Tanggamus Partnership Operational Office, Wednesday (28/7).

The cattle distributed included 2 limousine, 10 Brahman cross, 2 Brangus and 2 Kopyor. The cows came from the cattle feedlot of PT Great Giant Livestock (PT GGL), and the others came from the cattle pens of PT GGL’s creating shared value (CSV) program’s fattening partner farmers.

Corporate Affair Lampung Subdiv Head Hendri Tanujaya, said that the distribution of sacrificial animals has become a routine agenda as a form of company concern for workers and local residents who are close to the company’s operational work areas.

“This year, PT GGP slaughtered 16 sacrificial cows. “Giving sacrificial cows is part of corporate social responsibility (CSR) for residents around the company’s operational areas and internally,” said Hendri.

Sunpride, as the leader of a well-known local fresh fruit brand in Indonesia, has entered into a partnership with Pepito, a well-known local retailer in Denpasar, Bali (4/8). Both Sunpride and Pepito both have a vision of increasing local fruit consumption. This is done by educating local residents and tourists on the island of Bali using fruit literacy regarding the health benefits resulting from consuming fresh fruit.

This agenda is also in line with the initiative of the President of the Republic of Indonesia to encourage increased consumption of local fruit in the Indonesian market. Yulius Irwanto Deputy of Managing Director of PT Sentral Retailindo Dewata (Pepito) stated, “In accordance with President Joko Widodo’s direction, we are committed to increasing consumption of local fruit which has nutritional value equivalent to imported fruit. This approach is also supported by Pepito, which provides a wide selection of Indonesian fruits that are unique in their own right.

“Sunpride is innovating in expanding the fruit shopping experience with a unique approach not only through Sunpride-in-Range (a special display featuring various Sunpride products) as part of our circular economy model, such as Pineapple Fruit in Cans, 100% Ready-to-Drink Pineapple Fruit Juice , and Cavendish Banana Chips ‘Made from Real Fruit’, but also by introducing various related consumption options in various categories, such as snacks, breakfast and baby complementary foods (MP-ASI), throughout the shopping area.

Danrem 043/Garuda Hitam (Gatam) Brigadier General Iwan Ma’ruf Zainudin had the opportunity to visit the pineapple plantation company PT Great Giant Pineapple (PT GGP) located in Terbanggi Besar, Central Lampung, on Tuesday (20/6) with the aim of staying in touch and also saw directly the operational activities of managing the pineapple plantation and canning factory and met face to face with the company management.

Accompanied by the Head of Intel, Lt. Col. Arm. Agung Nugroho, Head of Operations, Colonel Inf. I Gede Setiawan, and Dandim 0411/Metro City Lt. Col. Inf. Sihono. Also participating in the gathering was the Head of Persit KCK Koorcab Rem 043 PD II/Swj Mrs. Ratna Iwan Ma’ruf, and Persit Management.

The TNI officials in Lampung were received by Corporate Affairs GGF Lampung Subdiv Head Hendri Tanujaya. Also welcoming, Cannery Manager Denny Kurniawan when the group of guests visited the pineapple processing factory at the Cannery.

I want PT GGP as a company that is a national asset to remain conducive and maintain security because its existence is of course very beneficial for society. He stated that PT GGP, as a state asset, must be supported and guarded by the TNI in its operations.

“With companies, of course the community’s economic cycle will also improve, because of the availability of job opportunities. “So the sustainability of the company must be maintained together,” said Iwan Ma’ruf during a casual talk which took place at the PT GGP Training Center.

Hendri Tanujaya welcomed and thanked Brigadier General TNI Iwan Ma’ruf Zainudin for taking the time to visit the company. He said that the TNI’s relationship with PT GGP was very close and harmonious because in carrying out the company’s operations, his party was fully supported by the TNI.
“On behalf of PT GGP, I would like to express my thanks to Danrem and the ranks, as well as to the TNI soldiers who were assigned to help us in operational work units,” said Hendri.