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Tarunira optimizes and utilizes Bali’s local natural resource, palmyra palm trees (Borassus flabellifer Linn.), to produce organic palmyra sugar (powder & liquid). This is achieved by empowering local villagers, including farmers, women, and youth in the villages of Karangasem, Bali. Tarunira’s mission is to reduce urbanization in villages by providing job opportunities with decent workContinue reading “Tarunira”

Rezycology provides a holistic plastic recycling monitoring system through a mobile application, an integrated dashboard, and partner development services. This system empowers plastic waste aggregators to digitise their businesses so they can increase their income. Rezycology operated in several areas, including Banten, West Java, Central Java, and Bali.

Plana revolutionises plastic recycling by converting plastic waste and husk waste supplied by rice farmers into an innovative building material called Plana Wood, a sustainable and durable natural wood substitute. Operated in Banten, Plana aims to reduce unutilised plastic waste and rice husk, as well as deforestation caused by logging for wood production.

Pepper Secret works closely with pepper farmers in Belitung, producing naturally handcrafted bath and home care products. With a focus on reforestation, particularly in former mining areas, Pepper Secret seeks to create systemic change by positively impacting local communities, the environment, and the agricultural industry.

PasarMIKRO is a unique digital trading platform for farmers and agriculture-traders. The platform improves data collection and traceability, ensuring faster and more reliable payments for farmers and suppliers inremote areas where agri commodities supply is coming from, such as West Java, Central Java, East Java, Lampung, and Bali.

Nichoa Chocolate supports cocoa farmers in Central Java and Bali in tackling climate change that affects cocoa growth and yield. Nichoa Chocolate also assists farmers in achieving standardised quality of production and provides customers with healthy chocolate products containing superfood nutrients.

Java Fresh, established in 2014, empowers Indonesian farmers by tapping into global demand for fresh tropical fruits, employing research and technology to extend shelf life, and providing skills and tools to micro-farmers and female packers to foster a more sustainable and fair economic system.

Conservana supports forest communities in Bali and Central Sulawesi that faced difficulties in marketing their unique non-timber forest products due to their remote locations, poor infrastructure, and limited access to market information and networks.

Aluan is a women-led sustainable virgin coconut oil start-up committed to supporting farmers and conserving local forests. They work closely with the local community in Simeulue, Aceh, supporting farmers to implement regenerative coconut replanting, intercropping, and obtaining organic certification.

Agridesa is a digital, closed-loop agriculture enabler. Agridesa provides field support and technical assistance, on-farm monitoring tools, access to high-quality agricultural inputs, secured buying commitments from their off-taker partners, and facilitates access to financing for smallholder farmers across West Java, Bali, and Central Sulawesi.