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16TH INTERNATIONAL COCOA RESEARCH CONFERENCE
The conference is organised by the Cocoa Producers' Alliance in conjuction with the Government of Indonesia. The main theme are "TOWARDS RATIONAL COCOA PRODUCTION AND EFFICIENT USE FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD COCOA ECONOMY". Conference session will present various papers related to the theme in
emphasis on the following requirements: 1). The need to take into consideration the scarcity of land available for cocoa farming; 2). The need to prolong the life span of cocoa trees; 3). The need to produce as much as possible on smaller land area; 4). The need to reduce the effect of pests and diseases through the use of resistant plant material; 5).The need to resort to environment-friendly farming practices; 8). The need to increase the use of cocoa and cocoa by-products; 7).The need to be well informed on and better exploit the benefits of cocoa and cocoa products for human health; 8). The need to reduce or even eliminate the presence of contaminants in cocoa and cocoa derived products; 9). The need to design production management policies in order for supply to be in line with demand; 10). The need to make the functioning of the terminal market and the management of cocoa stocks and cocoa derived products transparent; 11). The need for farmers to achieve remunerative price; 12). The need to improve the standard of living of the cocoa farming community. (more ...)
Five IAARD Plant Breeders Obtained the 2009 EIP Award
IAARD once again obtained recognition for its achievement. Out of nine breeders announced by the Department of National Education as the receivers of the 2009 Extraordinary Intellectual Property (IEP) Awards for Variety Division (Plant Variety Patent Right Producers) five come from IAARD. The five IAARD breeders are Dr. Aan A. Daradjat; Dr. Ir. Budi Marwoto, MS, APU; Dr. Ir. H. Sudjindro, MS; Dr. Abdul Razak Purba; and Dr. Ir. Darman Moudar Arsyad. (more ...)
The Visit of Malaysian Commodity and Agriculture Minister: Fence Castor Oil (Atrophy Carcass)
The visit of Malaysian Commodity and Agriculture Minister to Indonesia is a follow-up and agreement of the 3rd Ministerial Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) for commodities between Malaysia and Indonesia in Bali on 25 April 2008. One of the agreement points is both countries will collaborate to develop bio-diesel from fence castor oil (Jatropha Curcas). The collaboration to be conducted comprises research and development activities related to agronomic practices, breeding of quality seeds, and processing technology. (more ...)
Research Highlight
Halina- 1 Small White Ginger(adm/Aug 28, 2009)
Small white ginger which is a raw material for the traditional herbal medicine, health drinks and foodstuff has high starch content. (more ...) |
Prabu Bestari, Grape variety contains high vitamin C(adm/Aug 12, 2009)
The grave variety Prabu Bestari is a grape introduced from Australia that has been engineered through selections by Indonesian Citrus ad Subtropical Fruits Research Institute. (more ...) |
VIMA-1, Superior Variety Early-Ripening Mung Bean(adm/Mei 19, 2009)
The variety is attained through artificial crossbreed. The seed quality of Vima-1 has sufficiently high protein, low fat, and high carbohydrate. Tender seed skin and meat when boiled, and good mung bean porridge texture in line with the preference of food entrepreneurs, especially mung bean porridge, bakpia and onde-onde. (more ...) |
Cassava Processing Technology(adm/Apr 24, 2009)
Cassava tuber is one of highly carbohydrate-containing foods which can be processed to produce multipurpose flour. (more ...) |