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July 2002
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From the Director
After five years, I am finishing my assignment in Indonesia and returning to our USDA headquarters office in Washington, D.C. My mixed emotions in departing is tempered by the fact that it has been a fascinating and highly rewarding experience. As I have stated many times over the years, Indonesia is a beautiful country, rich in culture and home to very wonderful and hospitable people.
As I have prepared to leave in recent weeks, I have had the chance to reminisce about the "places and faces" of Indonesia. The most fascinating part of my job was the opportunity to travel quite extensively throughout the archipelago. The places I have been include the oil palm plantations of West Sumatera, the corn fields of Lampung, the highlands of Bukittinggi, the tea plantations of Puncak, the golf courses of Jakarta, the Sultan=s Palace in Yogyakarta, the sunrise in Bromo, the rice terraces in Bali, the beaches of Lombok, the forests of Kalimantan, and the coral reefs of Bunaken. All memorable and all of which represent the beauty of Indonesia.
The most rewarding part of my job was meeting the people of Indonesia and remembering the faces - from the Batak dancers of Danau Toba, to the rice farmers of Central Java, to the Balinese dancers of Tugu. Most memorable, however, are the faces of the school children that participate in our USDA Susu Sekolah program. Again, all memorable and all of whom represent the wonderful nature of the Indonesian people.
In saying goodbye, I want to echo the comments made by Kent Sisson in that we both are leaving behind an excellent group of people in both the Agricultural Affairs Office and the Agricultural Trade Office. I will certainly miss them as both friend and colleague. I also want to join you in welcoming my successor, Mr. Chris Rittgers, his wife Gloria and their two children. Chris has already served a year in Indonesia as the Agricultural Attache in our Embassy office and will take over the position of Agricultural Trade Office Director in August.
Dennis Voboril
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United States Department of Agriculture
Indonesian School Feeding Programs:
Improving the Future of Indonesian Children
The bright and radiant faces of Indonesian elementary school students, winners of the School Milk Poster Competition, added a youthful sparkle to the official launch of the Indonesian School Feeding Conference at a ceremony conducted on May 14, 2002 in the auditorium of National Museum. The ceremony was organized by Yayasan Bina Putra Sejahtera and Land O’Lakes, Inc., and presided over by Coordinating Minister of People’s Welfare Jusuf Kalla, and was witnessed by Kent Sisson of Foreign Agricultural Services Jakarta.
These ten children participated in a competition, which is a component of the "Susu Sekolah (School Milk)" pro-gram. This program is a donation to the government of In-donesia from the government of the United States, and is implemented under the auspices of a partnership that includes Yayasan Bina Putra Sejahtera, Land O’Lakes, Inc., ACDI/VOCA, Mercy Corps, International Relief and Development, Tetra Pak, the Department of National Education and leading Indonesian food processors. The program is designed specifically to improve the education and nutritional status of participating underprivileged Indonesian elementary school children. Guidance is provided by additional government institutions, including the Ministry of health, Ministry of Religious Affairs and Ministry of Internal Affairs.
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-supported school feeding programming includes the distribution of free milk, biscuits, noodle snacks and soy beverages to nearly 900,000 students in elementary and Islamic schools in Indonesia. Areas of distribution include Java, Sumatera, Bali, Lombok and South Sulawesi, with students consuming these products three times a week for 40 weeks during a school calendar year.
United Nations Global Ambassador on Hunger George McGovern said,"I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Land O’Lakes, in partnership with the Yayasan Bina Putra Sejahtera and USDA, for their tremendous efforts in Indonesia to effectively feed some 500,000 primary school children with a nutritious combinations of a milk drink and wheat biscuit throughout the school year."
Minister Jusuf Kalla added,"We are delighted to be able to work together with U.S. Government in improving the future of our children and hope to continue the program."
In 2000, the "Susu Sekolah" program was designated as the model for the USDA-implemented Global Food for Education program initiated in 2001 in 38 countries around the world. In fiscal year 2001, U.S. food assistance totaled over 6 million metric tons of agricultural commodities, including more than 4 million tons provided by USDA under three programs: Public Law 480, Food for Progress and Section 416(b).
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Agri Sales Inc.
Agri Sales Inc. is one of the largest bean processing companies in the U.S.A., handling large quantities of the following bean types: Navy Beans, Pinto Beans, Black Beans, Dark Red Kidney Beans, Light Red Kidney Beans, Great Northern Beans, Pink Beans, Cranberry Beans. The processing plants are in the California, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wyoming. Please send me your address and we will be happy to send you some company information. maxhinrichs@admworld.com
"...serving
the global food
industry."
The global food industry has made tremendous strides in growing and delivering perishable food to market. Trade in perishable commodities expands as the globe continues to shrink. Yet there is a great need to share information and technology.. develop better practices.. decrease spoilage, and increase efficiency. What an opportunity for all companies involved in food logistic - food producers, food transporters, the refrigerated warehouse industry, food retailers-and governments the world over.
These organizations are the perfect place for industry, government and academia to accumulate the scientific knowledge, technological advances and industrial practices.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION of REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSES (IARW)
Its founders organized a business association to advance the interests and welfare of refrigerated and dry warehousing companies. From its inception, the association has been dedicated to elevating and improving industry strandards and promoting a better understanding of the warehouse industry among both customers and the general public.
7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200N
Bethesda, MD 20814-3202, USA
Tel: 301-652-5674 Fax: 301-652-7269
http://www.iarw.org E-mail: bseward@iarw.org
Contact: R. Brinkley Seward - Director
WORLD FOOD LOGISTICS ORGANIZATION (WFLO)
A global network of refrigerated warehouse and logistics companies, and more than a half century of research and knowledge about the preservation and handling of perishable food.
7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200N
Bethesda, MD 20814-3202, USA
301-652-5674 Fax: 301-652-7269
http://www.wflo.org E-mail:bseward@iarw.org
Contact: R. Brinkley Seward - Director
Join the IARW & WFLO member in over 50 countries on six continents by registering your company!!
FOOD
MARKETING INSTITUTE RESOURCE CENTRE
The U.S. Agricultural Trade Office (U.S. ATO), Jakarta will host a Resource Center for Food Marketing Institute (FMI) in its library. This Resource Center is a collection of FMI publications and videos that provide information on retail food industry trends and topics, and samples of retailer training tools. Retailers may sample this information and training materials to improve operations.
The materials cannot be lent or copied, but order forms will be available should people wish to order materials. The videos could be viewed in the U.S. ATO. Please contact Ms. Fahwani Rangkuti of the U.S. ATO, Jakarta for more information.
HTTP://WWW.AGR.STATE.NC.US/MARKETS/INTERNAT
North Carolina is a leader in value-added food and beverage manufacturing. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture is happy to arrange visits to a variety of meat and poultry processors, canning and bottling plants, snack food manufacturers, peanut processors, trout and catfish processors, seafood packers, and much more. Blessed with mountains in the west and beaches in the east, providing countless opportunities to visit a variety of producers and manufacturers.
USDA Launches New Information -
Based Web Site on Food Safety Research Programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture launched a new Web site (http://www.nal.usda.gov/fsrio) on July 2, 2001, aimed at providing a database of food safety research projects to the research community and the general public. The Web site provides detailed information on food safety research projects, spending, and accomplishments by U.S. Federal agencies, along with links to other important food safety research information.
A new on-line agricultural on-line web-trading platform has opened its doors. By-Products.com opened its trading "floor" on March 27, offering participants an on-line trading venue for products such as tallow and grease, hides and skins, various agricultural oils, and other agricultural and marine by-products. Several meat packers, such as Packerland Packing, have become early participants of the new trading venture.
Martin CJ Mongiello, former
executive chef at the White House, has joined, an on-line food magazine and
24-hour Food Service Trade Show. The website is designed by professional chefs
to be the first one-stop website for foodservice professionals. With Chef
Mongiello on board, there will be a re-write of the concept of the website.
Visit www.CulinaryConnect.com
today!
Foreign Agricultural Services (FAS) Brings U.S. Exporters into the
Internet Age
AgExport Services Division of FAS completed the development of a new on-line directory of 4,400 US exporters of food, fish, fiber, and forest products. This directory, called the US Supplier List program is accessible through a new Buying US Products section accessible in the FAS Home Page which will be promoted to overseas buyers and importers.
Potential buyers can access the on-line directory of U.S. suppliers by logging onto the FAS Web site at http://www.fas.usda.gov/buying.html and selecting U.S. products (Suppliers) On-Line.
http://www.produceonline.com
-- A vertical produce site
offering buyers and sellers either supplier postings of fixed cost or excess
items as well as buyer reverse bid request for quotes. Carries USDA reports.
verticalnet.com
--
Internet’s leading creator and operator of vertical trade
communities. Good site for linking for more technical information on baking,
beverages, etc.
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