VISITING SEED FACTORY : PART 6

VISITING INDONESIAN COFFEE AND COCOA RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ICCRI) AND CCSTP

Pusat Penelitian Kopi dan Kakao (Puslitkoka) or Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research Institute (ICCRI) founded in 1st January 1911, was named Besoekisch Proefstation. Pioneering in coffee and cocoa research  activities, ICCRI has undergone several changes in name and management, and currently ICCRI is being coordinated under Ministry of Estate Owned Enterprises. ICCRI is sub-structure of Indonesian Planters and Agricultural for Research and Development, a subsidiary of PTPN I-XIV.

ICCRI holds national mandate to conduct research and development activities of coffee and cocoa, as well as provides relevant data and information for smallholders, private and estate companies, national and regional government, associations and other stakeholders.

Since its establishment in 1911, its office has been located in Jl. PB Sudirman 90 Jember, East Java. Started from 1987 most of its activities was transferred to second office at Nogosari Village,  about 20 km away from Jember city.  

COFFEE AND COCOA SCIENCE TECHNO PARK (CCSTP)

The landmark

A globe... cocoa in one side, and coffee in another side

CCSTP was founded in 20th May 2016, which focused in coffee and cocoa industries. This was a part of ICCRI that efforts to improve dissemination of R&D in order to breed new entrepreneurs in coffee and cocoa industry.

CCSTP is a integrated area that provide conducive environment for research, sustainability of business and technology development. 

CCSTP also supports on growing, building and developing start up companies, and provides human resources and technology for coffee and cocoa industries.

Actually, we need more than one day to explore this place, but we only have about one hour and half when visited this interesting place

We only visited the outlet to see various products made from coffee and cocoa.

There was a mini cafe inside the outlet, it's all about coffee and cocoa.

There were lots of things to be chosen... cake, cookies, various snacks, candies, hot drink, iced drink, and many more.

This outlet was full of visitor that purchasing various products as handed gift.

A heaven for coffee and cocoa lovers...

The display...

Various chocolate bar

Various choco praline

Cocoa powder

Homemade chocolate

"Forest" in a bar chocolate...

I have no idea about the taste

I'm sure it has great taste

The coffee patch

Low caffeine coffee

Instant coffee

Various coffee products

A package of coffee as interesting gift

Traditional package

Such a shame, I couldn't take any pictures of all products there, caused by limited time and also the crowd.

I hope I will have a opportunity to visit and explore this place next time.