As a response to the invitation from the Indonesian Coconut Processing Industry Association (HIPKI), Dr. Jelfina C. Alouw, Executive Director, ICC, and the Secretariat team has attended a meeting with the HIPKI, an association of companies engaged in the coconut processing industry strongly supports every effort made by stakeholders to restore the performance and sustainability of coconut in Indonesia. The meeting was held at PT Sari Segar Husada Head Office, Wisma Budi 8th Floor, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav C-6, Jakarta, on 25 June 2022.
From HIPKI, attended the meeting were Mr. Jeffrey Koes Wonsono (Vice Chairman I/PT Pacific Eastern Coconut Utama), Mr. Rudy Hadiwidjaja (Chief Executive/PT Pulau Sambu), Mr. Dippos Naloanro (Head of Various Coconut Products Industry/PT Mega Innovation Organic), Mr. Erwan Bambang (Deputy Head of Carbon, Briquette and Coconut Coir Industry, CV ECO Indonesian Products), Mr. Indra Satiragani (Head of Coconut Water Industry/PT Sari Segar Husada), Mrs. Heryana Pranayasa (Deputy Chair of Inter, Agency Cooperation and Relations/PT Sari Segar Husada), Mr. Michael Darwis, Deputy Chair III, PT Ikaindo Indonesia Carbonic Industry, Mr. Michael Darwis (Deputy Chair III/PT Ikaindo Indonesia Carbonic Industry). While attended via an online platform were Mr. Hadi Santoso (Member/PT Sasa Inti) and Mr. Amrizal Idroes (Head of Inter-Agency Cooperation and Relations).
Mr. Rudy Hadiwidjaja, Chief Executive, HIPKI delivered the opening speech. Mr. Jeffrey Koes Wonsono, Vice Chairman, HIPKI, shared challenges in the national coconut sector that have not received comprehensive attention and action from all stakeholders. Some of the problems include a decrease in the area of coconut plantations and coconut productivity due to old and aging palms, low replanting, and high import duty rates imposed on processed coconut products from Indonesia to importing countries such as the European Union and China, and high logistics costs.
