Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research Institute is situated in Jember, 200 km south-east of Surabaya, East Java. It was established in 1911 by the planters under the Dutch named Besoekisch Proefstation. Before 1981, the institute was a subordinate station of Bogor Research Institute for Estate Crops. Since 1981, under the decree of the Minister of Agriculture, it was promoted as a national research institute under the Agency for Agriculture Research and Development (AARD). It was stated in the decree that Jember Research Institute for Estate Crops has the national mandate to conduct the research and development on coffee and cocoa. The activities cover agronomy, breeding, soil and fertilization, plant protection, physiology, post harvest technology, economy and statistics, and biotechnology. The institute is funded by three different sources namely from state owned plantations for routine budget, Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (AARD) for research budget, and its own income from the sales of research products, planting materials of coffee and cocoa and other services. Since 1987, most activities of the institute have moved to the new building in Kaliwining situated 20 km south-west of Jember. RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND OBJECTIVES
The objectives of coffee and cocoa research program of ICCRI are described as follows:
- Producing high yielding varieties and clones resistant to pests and diseases.
- Increasing productivity by improving cultivation techniques.
- Conserving and improving soil fertility through soil conservation, efficient fertilization and organic manuring.
- Controlling production loss due to the infestation of pests, diseases and weeds.
- Increasing quality of products using appropriate technology.
- Increasing management efficiency of coffee and cocoa estates.
- Treating the waste water of coffee wet processing and utilizing the by products in order to prevent environmental pollution.
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
- The development activities are directed to reach the following aims :
- Identifying problems encountered by planters and estate community.
- Providing package of technology and information for the consumers.
- Seeking and optimizing market prospect to increase the earnings of the institute.
Those aims are carried out by :
· Publishing scientific four-monthly Journal “Pelita Perkebunan ”
· Publishing semi-popular: four-monthly and “Forum Agribisnis Kopi dan Kakao” bi-monthly journal “Warta Pusat Penelitian Kopi dan Kakao Indonesia”
· Publishing practical references, booklets, leaflets, and special reports.
· Providing library services for public, i.e research workers, students, estates, communities, etc.
· Organizing national and regional seminars. Organizing courses and trainings for planters and extension workers.
· Giving advisory services to the estates and smallholders.
· Giving laboratory services.
· Attending scientific meetings and teaching in courses or trainings run by other institutions.
· Providing research fi ndings in the form of superior planting materials, design of post harvest instruments for coffee and cocoa beans, rearing and production of beneficial insects and microorganism.
· Purifying seed garden.
PERSONNELS
- Dr. Teguh Wahyudi; Director
- Dr. Soetanto Abdoellah; Associate Director for Research
- Ir. Suryo Wardani, MP.; Associate Director for Business
- Ir. Cahya Ismayadi, MSc.; Manager for Agro Industry
- Drs. Murdiyanto Sukadari; Head of General Bureau
1. The library of ICCRI has 6.844 titles of books and 601 titles of magazines 80% of which consist of
coffee and cocoa articles.
2. The experimental gardens of ICCRI are located at:
· Kaliwining, Nogosari village, Jember; 45 m above sea-level, covering 163,94 ha of coffee and cocoa.
· Sumber Asin, Harjokuncaran village, Turen Malang; 300-400 above sealevel covering 104,17 ha of robusta coffee plantation.
· Andungsari, Andungsari village, Jalan Tancak Kembar-Andungsari, Pakem (Bondowoso); 1400 above sea-level covering 100 ha of arabica coffee plantation.
· Sukowiryo, Sukowiryo village, Arjasa, Jember; 180 m above sea-level covering 1,35 ha of tobacco and coffee.
· Jember Offi ce Backyard, Patrang village, Jember, 89 m above sea-level covering 2 ha of coffee.
· Lamparan, Wirolegi village, Jember; 89 m above sea-level covering 2,33 ha area.
3. Laboratories
· Laboratory of soil chemistry
· Laboratory of agronomy
· Laboratory of leaf analysis
· Laboratory of soil physics
· Laboratory of coffee quality test for export
· Laboratory of post harvest technology
· Laboratory of nematology
· Laboratory of entomology
· Laboratory of phytopathology
· Laboratory of seed technology
· Laboratory of weed science
· Laboratory of biotechnology/tissue culture
4. Other Buildings
· Green Houses for coffee and cocoa
· Lath House for seeds preparation
· Lath House for plant breeding
· Lath House for plant protection
· Processing plant for coffee & cocoa in Kaliwining, Jember
· Processing plant for coffee in Sumber Asin, Malang
· Processing plant for coffee in Andungsari, Bondowoso
· Processing plant for cocoa seeds
· Processing plant for cocoa beans
5. Apart from the offi ce complex, Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research Institute has also :
· Convention room
· Mosque
· Car repairs/garage