Swisscontact, together with the Economic Development and Financing Facility (EDFF) have launched a new program, called Peningkatan Ekonomi Kakao Aceh (PEKA). Addressing the development of the cocoa sub-sector in the Aceh province, this program will reach out into five selected districts and 12.500 cocoa farmers throughout the province.
Prior to the program’s implementation, the MoU between Swisscontact and the Government of Aceh has been signed in the office of BAPPEDA Aceh on July 2nd 2010. On behalf Swisscontact was Prashant Rana, Deputy Regional Director South East Asia, whilst Government of Aceh was represented by Syahyadi S.Pi, Msc, Task Force Leader of BAPPEDA ACEH.
In accordance to the implementation at the five districts, each district has to sign MoU with PEKA. On July 8th, the first district MoU signing took place in the Government of Aceh Barat Daya office. Swisscontact was represented by Manfred Borer, Program Manager PEKA, whilst Mr. Syamsurizal, Head of the District, was acting on behalf of the Government of Aceh Barat Daya District.
Swisscontact, together with the Economic Development and Financing Facility (EDFF) have launched a new program, called Peningkatan Ekonomi Kakao Aceh (PEKA). Addressing the development of the cocoa sub-sector in the Aceh province, this program will reach out into five selected districts and 12.500 cocoa farmers throughout the province.
Prior to the program’s implementation, the MoU between […]
H.E. Mr. Heinz Edmund Walker, the new Swiss Ambassador, and Mr. Joerg Schneider representative of SECO (State Secretariat for Economic Affairs) visited Swisscontact on February 9th 2010. The Regional Director for SE Asia, Mr. Peter Bissegger gave a briefing on Swisscontact activities and achievements.
Five years after the tsunami, SPAN comes to an end in December 2009. At the occasion of the project phase-out, Swisscontact invited the Government and development partners to a seminar on ‘Business Recovery in Aceh’ that took place in Jakarta on the 17th of November 2009. The purpose of the event was to share results […]
