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- 40 years of ÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â in Indonesia: a story of shared taste
Celebrating 40 years of ÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â in Southeast Asia: evolution of the coffee and cocoa sectors, with taste, the environment and small farmers in the spotlight

Baldwin Jehanot, Jika chocolat. © IFI Jakarta
To mark its 40th anniversary, ÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â highlighted the work carried out by Indonesia to develop two export sectors that have become pillars of the country's peasant economy in the space of a century: coffee and cocoa. Scientific experts, government authorities and donors discussed the theme: ‘40 years of ÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â in Indonesia: from forest to coffee and cocoa, a story of shared taste’. The debate was supported by two concrete developments in these sectors supported by ÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â:
- Evolution 1: Coop Community Indonesia - a success story of the coffee Geographical Indication’, by the president of the Indonesian coffee cooperative community (Reza Fabianus from Bali).
- Evolution 2: ‘Cacao bean to bar in Indonesia: chocolate from Indonesian beans to Indonesian consumers, with French “savoir-faire”’, by Baldwin Jehanot, Jika Chocolate.
These presentations were followed by a debate with the audience. A tasting of Kintamani coffees (GI initiated by ÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â) and JIKA Indonesian chocolates (so-called ‘single origin’ chocolates) then brought together the players in the sector, representatives of the Indonesian Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, and members of the public.
At the same time, ÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â and the Institut français d'Indonésie have installed a photo exhibition celebrating ÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â's 40th anniversary on the outside walls of the Embassy: Preserving and feeding the planet: the Living Large format.
The exhibition runs from 8 October to 28 November on the walls of the French Embassy on avenue Thamrin, one of Jakarta's busiest and most prestigious avenues. Literally, thousands of Indonesians and passers-by of all nationalities in this part of Jakarta's business district will have been able to catch a glimpse of ÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â's work.