ERADICATING POVERTY THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED INDUSTRIES ON MASS SCALE

 

ATTENTION & WARNING!

Effective July 6, 2010, PT ADVANCE MALUKU TRADE is freezed and the management of PT ADVANCE MALUKU TRADE are banned from making any strategic decisions. Dr. Ristianto Sugiono, Adrianus Latuputty & Fanny Mamangsa are not authorized to make any business deals/ decisions on behalf of PT ADVANCE MALUKU TRADE in any ways.


KEI KECIL: THE SOON-TO-BE WORLD'S LARGEST SEAWEEDS PRODUCTION BASE!

Click On The Picture to see a bigger pictureAmbon, July 5, 2010. Our Marine Industries Team has set foot in Kei Islands and have established over 40 community-based industry cluster groups there.

Today, we have witnessed the amazing growth of seaweeds like never before. The production level exceeded our expectations. Our past experiences in Ambon and its surroundings can not match the results we are experiencing in Kei Islands area. Simply put: we are astonished!

From productivity level perspective, the people at Kei Islands are much more productive than the people at Central Maluku region (including Ambon and its surroundings). Local wisdom & culture plays key role to the consistent level of productivity.

For many years Kei is labelled as underdeveloped. Today, they have broken all these labels and have set foot to be an economic giant in Eastern Indonesia.
Nonetheless, many aspects of both economic & social development need to be properly planned and managed. An integrated plan that accommodate & integrate community-based economic development programs such as ours should be the local government first priority. Not because we are running such program but because Kei communities have proved to be the most potential drivers for sustainable economic development. Read more ...


FAMILY GATHERING: ADVANCE MALUKU DAY OFF TRIP TO POMBO ISLAND


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It's family time! and this time we travelled to Pombo Island, right across Waai Village, Central Maluku. This is how we have a good time together, efficiently & environmentally friendly. Playing at the beach with our families.
Pombo Island is about 30 minutes from the coast of Waai Village by boat. It takes approximately 45 minutes to get to Waai from Ambon City. It was a pleasant & refreshing journey for all of us.
More pictures may be seen at Pombo Trip

ADVANCE MALUKU IS EXPANDING & GROWING


ADVANCE MALUKU has been transformed into a fully commercial entity, with five subsidiaries that are operating under one corporation, PT ADVANCE MALUKU. At the same time we have new strategic partners that have integrated themselves into our organization. These have resulted in a stronger and more vibrant organization that is ready to tackle bigger business challenges.

 





1st Phase Seaweeds Production Shows Promising Future

The NEW GOSEPA has shown promising results in seaweeds production. The first 30-day seaweeds aquaculture produce high-growth results, above standard national average.
The current daily growth rate achieved (30-day) is ~ 7%. It is estimated that in 45-day each 100gram seaweed seed planted will grow up to 2.9 kg.

The NEGERI MANDIRI Program is still at its infancy. It still requires additional substantial time & effort to develop it into a sizeable industry that is able to penetrate the target market & build the needed sustainable presence.

It takes a lot of guts & commitment to make this initiative a successful one. Such commitment ideally should come from various development stakeholders within the province/ region where the program is implemented. In Maluku, we are yet to see the full commitment from each of the relevant stakeholders. It will be a long & exhaustive journey. At Advance Maluku, we are here to stay & continue with our effort to make the necessary changes needed to transform the poor communities into economically independent communities.

 



World's First Aquaculture Multi-Purpose Production Platform "GOSEPA"


Advance Maluku has produced the World's First Aquaculture Multi-Purpose Production Platform called GOSEPA. This unit will be used primarily in seaweeds aquaculture.  Each GOSEPA is able to produce approximately 20-30 Ton of dried seaweeds every 45 day. Simultaneously, the unit is also used for Abalone production as well as fish aquaculture. The main objective of having GOSEPA is to accelerate our program to develop mid-income families in Maluku. With an average selling price of Rp. 10 million per ton of dried seaweeds, each community-based business groups that will be utilizing GOSEPA will be able to generate at least Rp. 200 million rupiah of revenue every 45 days. More GOSEPA pictures may be seen at: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2008463&l=6b039&id=1440079596

 

 


First World Conference on City Diplomacy - June 11-13, 2008, The Hague, Holland


Advance Maluku is participating in the First World Conference on City Diplomacy that is hosted by the city of The Hague, The Netherlands. Participants from around the world come together to share their experiences & knowledge on the role of local governments in conflict prevention, peace building and post conflict reconstruction.

The 3-day event is facilitated by Jan Pronk, former UN special envoy and former minister in The Netherlands. The event began with a welcoming address by Jozias van Aartsen, Mayor of The Hague and Chair of UCLG Committee on City Diplomacy, Peace Building and Human Rights. Key notes speakers include Abdul Ahad Sahebi, Mayor of Kabul City (Afghanistan), Jorge Sampaio, UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations and former president of Portugal and many other well-known dignitaries. read more ...

 


"NEGERI MANDIRI" Program (http://www.negerimandiri.info)
 

"NEGERI MANDIRI MALUKU" - NMM (Self-Sufficient Villages of Maluku) Program has started.

To date, over 400 community-based groups have been identified. Over half of them have gone through Induction Training Program conducted at our office in Ambon.

These groups come from various villages across Ambon Island, Western Seram, Lease Islands and Buru Island. From universities, non-governmental organizations, faith-based organizations and  youth organizations, all take part in the training program.


The NMM Program is aimed to improve the economic & social conditions of the under-developed communities across Maluku Province through the development of community-based industries on mass scale. These industries are very much relying on locally available commodities that may be produced and/ or processed into finished products for global market consumption.


To date, there are over 6 different potential industries that have been selected as the primary movers of Maluku's economy. As the Pilot Project, we have selected Seaweeds as the initial commodity to be used in developing the integrated industries needed to form a globally competitive Industry Cluster.