JRBM Empowers the Next Generation of Cocoa Farmers in Bolaang Mongondow
Media: Investor.id
Date: 05 Nov 2026
PT J Resources Bolaang Mongondow (JRBM) has successfully delivered a cocoa cultivation training program to students of State Vocational High School (SMKN) 1 Lolayan, Bolaang Mongondow Regency. The program is a cocoa farmer regeneration initiative, developed in response to the still-low percentage of young people interested in pursuing cocoa farming.
“The cocoa seedling training at the school is a continuation of earlier programs, namely the formation of farmer groups and the production of organic fertilizer, as part of implementing sustainable agriculture,” said Riska Ariyanti, CSR Superintendent at JRBM, who has worked alongside the community for nearly three years.
The students’ perseverance in learning and applying cocoa cultivation knowledge has received the full support of the school.
The Principal of SMKN 1 Lolayan, Abdul Rifai Manggo, expressed his appreciation to JRBM for giving students the opportunity to gain skills in cocoa cultivation.
“We thank JRBM for providing training and mentoring to our students. We hope the skills they gain will be useful not only while they are at school, but also as a foundation after graduation, whether to develop their own businesses or to support their family’s farming operations,” said Abdul Rifai.
According to Andreas Saragih, General Manager of External Relations and Security at JRBM, the cocoa farmer regeneration program was developed after observing the still-low percentage of young people interested in pursuing cocoa farming.
“However, since the program was introduced, alumni have been able to produce seedlings and earn income from this skill, in addition to helping their parents, who are also farmers,” Andreas continued.
JRBM’s cocoa farming development program, implemented since 2019, has so far supported 290 farmers with a total of around 100 hectares of farmland owned by the farmers themselves.
“The next important stage of this program is to ensure the independence of the farmers we support, so that their cocoa farming businesses can continue to grow,” said JRBM President Director Anang Rizkani Noor.
For these efforts, JRBM received the 2026 Community Development and Empowerment (PPM) Appreciation Award. This is the third time in the past four years that JRBM has received the award, in the Real Income Level or Employment field, under the category of Increasing Community Income through Cocoa Farmer Regeneration.
The award from the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), was given after an assessment of JRBM’s performance in delivering cocoa cultivation training to students of SMKN 1 Lolayan, Bolaang Mongondow Regency, during the 2024-2025 period.
