World Population in 2050
People Struggle to get any food
About Our Foundation
We have the power to impact our future, and we’re doing something about it.
We have over 50 years of practical experience in the field of sustainable cultivation of lowland, wetland, and flatland situated within the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.
Our strategy is to combine the experience that we have in implementing comprehensive water management system that resulted in a sustainable agricultural practice within our plantation, with cutting-edge scientific studies and strategic partnerships. Through the sound scientific knowledge, we aim to make our organization a well-trusted source of information, and through strategic collaboration with relevant external entities, we see the opportunity to leverage significant change
Our Interest
In accordance with our vision, mission, and values, we commit to delve into these relevant topics of interest to support the causes that we believe. By obtaining and spreading the knowledge from our research, we can cooperatively direct our way of life to a better future.
FOOD Security
AGRICULTURE
SUBOPTIMAL LAND
LANDSCAPE
LIVELIHOOD
GOVERNANCE
Latest Updates
No Shortcuts to Achieve Food Security: The Fate of Food Estate Initiatives in Indonesia
In the last three months, the word ‘food estate’ (lumbung pangan) has been dominating the news headline, again. It is not the first time we heard this terminology — the usage of food estate has been introduced at least four times in Indonesia. While lumbung pangan...
Build Back the Food System Better: Leveraging Innovations and Investment to Support Smallholders
In Quimbaya, Colombia, a wife accompanies her farmer husband to measure soil fertility using simple tools. In Buton Island, Indonesia, a daughter teaches her father to manage his customers’ purchase order for his fish catches using a smartphone.[i] As a result, both...
Food Estate for Food Security: A Noble Aspiration with Complex Implementation
Endowed with vast tropical lands and waters, Indonesia has long been pursuing the state of food security. Back in 1996, this intention had been manifested in an extensive plan to develop one million hectares of rice fields or known as Mega Rice Project (MRP) in the...
Addressing ‘Food in the Time of Crises’ at the Largest Digital Conference of 2020
Due to our seemingly ever-expanding needs, sometimes we forget the fact that food is one of the most basic human necessities. In such difficult times, we can see that people’s actions are decided upon how they can fulfill the basics, especially food and water. For the...
Want to Improve the Global Food System? Start with Healthy Eating
Food is one of the most critical aspects that determine our health, intelligence, and even our capability to survive in this world. Realizing how important food is, Dinar wants to start a healthy eating habit. She has also just learned about a flexitarian diet that...
Memangnya Menguntungkan Bisnis di Gambut?
Gambut sering diasosiasikan sebagai salah satu ekosistem yang rentan terdegradasi, di mana hampir setiap tahun ada lahan gambut yang terbakar baik di Sumatra maupun Kalimantan. Namun, saat ini banyak inisiasi yang dilakukan oleh berbagai pihak terutama dalam...
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