Along with the increasing interest of farmers in the PT Mitratani Dua Tujuh partnership program, after previously being successful with okra commodities in 5 districts, namely Jember, Situbondo, Bondowoso, Probolinggo and Banyuwangi, this time PT Mitratani Dua Tujuh reopened a partnership program with a new commodity, edamame.
The partnership program is one of the work programs of PT Mitratani Dua Tujuh by cooperating with farmers in cultivating commodities cultivated by the company where the company will act as an off taker by buying all farmers’ crops at prices according to the contract so that it is expected to help improve the welfare of farmers.
Edamame was chosen because it is one of the frozen vegetables that is popularly consumed by the Japanese people and has been exported for 30 years by PT Mitratani Dua Tujuh so that it has a guaranteed market and a more favorable price for farmers.
The first socialization of the edamame partnership program was held on Wednesday, May 09, 2025 at the Glenmore sub-district office, Banyuwangi. Attended by company representatives, namely SEVP Operations, SEVP Business Support, GM RND & BD, as well as regional heads and managers to the Glenmore District Head and 30 village representatives.
Starting with remarks by the Head of Glenmore Sub-district, Mr. Eko Yulianto, who expressed his gratitude for the arrival of PT Mitratani Dua Tujuh for being willing to share opportunities for cooperation in order to improve the economy of farmers.
“With this socialization, I hope that farmers can listen and pay attention because later the team from PT Mitratani Dua Tujuh will explain in detail the technicalities of the cooperation so that later the partnership program can become a planting option for farmers to make Glenmore’s economy better and more advanced,” he said.
Followed by Mr. Sugiharto Bisri as SEVP Operation who conveyed the company profile and a brief overview of the partnership concept. “We thank you all for your presence in the socialization of this partnership program and we hope we can work together to prosper farmers according to our commitment,” he said.
Mr. Sihur Antoni as SEVP Business Support also expressed his hope considering that the cooperation offered has benefits for both farmers and companies. “The cooperation that we will establish has many benefits that can be obtained for farmers, one of which is that we become Off Takers where we will buy crops from farmers and the price certainty that we have tied to the contract” he added.
The event continued with the presentation of the partnership concept material delivered by GM RND & Business Development and closed with a sharing session and questions and answers with the farmers.