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Indonesian COFTRA / BAPPEBTI to launch Mobile WRS
The Indonesian Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (COFTRA), which is a special body under the Ministry of Trade, Government of Indonesia and having the authority to supervise and develop the commodity futures trading market in Indonesia has announced that the agency is set to launch the mobile Warehouse Receipt System during mid of 2016.
The plan of COFTRA/BAPPEBTI to launch the WRS system was mentioned by Mr. Soetriono Edi, the then Chief of COFTRA/BAPPEBTI at a recent Seminar held at Arya Duta Hotel Jakarta.
Mr. Sutriono Edi, the then Chief of COFTRA delivering his speech at the Seminar in Jakarta month of February 2016.
The warehouse receipt system is implemented by the COFTRA/BAPPEBTI aimed at supporting and helping the farmers of different export commodities in Indonesia to protect the farmers and empower them from the possible fall of commodity prices at the time of harvest time (excess supply). The WRS has been implemented to a number of (export) commodities such as Coffee, Rubber, and Cocoa etc. Recently, Pepper has also been included in the WRS scheme
The IPC congratulates the COFTRA/BAPPEBTI on the initiatives in implementing the WRS and mobile WRS system to the pepper players in Indonesia and wish that this initiative would help the Pepper industry to develop further
Previous Publications
- International Pepper Community 44th Annual Session and Other Meetings for the year 2016
- Geographical Indication of Lampung Black Pepper
- Members of Panel from member countries met in Bogor to review the IPC Agreement
- ED and Liaison Officers of Malaysia, Sri Lanka visited BALITTRO
- Sincere Condolences
- IPC held 22nd Meeting of IPC Committee on Quality in Kuching, Malaysia
- Mr. Iman Pambagyo, Director General of International Trade Negotiations, Republic of Indonesia and the Chairman of IPC for 2015-2016
- IPC Committee on R&D met in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
- Indonesian COFTRA / BAPPEBTI to launch Mobile WRS
- IPC to revise the 2005 Pepper Production Guide with the latest update technology
- IPC adopted new revised IPC Standard Specifications for Whole Black and White pepper, Whole Dehydrated Green pepper and Ground Black and White pepper
- Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification System (CCFICS) Melbourne,Australia from 6th to 12th February.
- World Pepper Industry; Present status and Future Trend
- New office of IPC Secretariat inaugurated by Chairman of IPC
- IPC Committee on Quality met at Cochin India to finalize the Revised Draft of IPC Standards for Pepper and Pepper Products
- IPC organized the 3rd International Pepper Conclave 2015 in Shanghai, China
- IPC and CHINAESA to hold the 3rd International Pepper Conclave 2015 in Shanghai
- Dr. A. Jayathilak, IAS named as Chairman of International Pepper Community
- The Government of India is to host 43rd Session and Annual Meetings of IPC from 22nd - 25th Nov. 2015
- IPC Experts met in Lampung to develop a Guideline for Production of Quality Pepper Planting Material and Pepper Production Guide
- IPC and Indonesia Tea Board met to discuss the potential of intercropping Pepper with Tea
- Executive Director of IPC attended the UN-CAPSA Meeting in Bogor
- Indonesia Tea Research Institute seek for support from BALITTRO and IPC for intercropping Tea with Pepper
- NOVOZIMES REPRESENTATIVES VISITED IPC
- IPC to support GIZ-RED pepper project / programme implemented in the pepper growing areas of West Kalimantan