The Amanah Farmer Organization and the Mitra Agribisnis Mandiri Amanah (MAMA) Cooperative, as a forum for cocoa producers in Polewali Mandar Regency, West Sulawesi, are actively innovating for farmer welfare. This innovation program is supported by the Aliansi Petani Indonesia (API) (Indonesian Peasants Alliance) with support from the APFP-FO4A program. Total cocoa production in West Sulawesi is […]
The Koptan Masagena (Masagena Agricultural Cooperative) is based in Pongo Village, Masamba District, North Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The cooperative is optimistic about improving the welfare of cocoa commodity farmers in its working area in North Luwu Regency. The Chairman of the Koptan Masagena, Ayu Antariksa Rombe, stated that cocoa farmers still need […]
In Polewali Mandar, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, cocoa has long been part of farmers’ lives. Since the 1980s, smallholder farmers have begun cultivating cocoa with limited support, relying on government-provided seedlings but lacking the guidance needed to build structured and sustainable farms. Over time, cocoa became the backbone of local livelihoods. Yet as years passed, new […]