Meeting between ICCO, ASKINDO, and CSP with Coordinating Minister of Food Affairs

Jakarta, 23 May 2025 - Michel Arrion, Executive Director of the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), along with the Indonesian Cocoa Organization (ASKINDO), and Cocoa Sustainability Partnership (CSP), held a meeting with the Minister of Food Affairs (Menko Pangan), Zulkifli Hasan, accompanied by the Deputy for Food and Agriculture Business, Nani Hendiarti, Expert Staff for Digital Transformation and Inter-Institutional Relations, Bara Hasibuan, and Expert Staff to the Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs, Daryanto Witarasa.

The discussion was productive, exploring ways to increase cocoa production, and strengthening Indonesia's position in Southeast Asia as the center of transformation and processed cocoa export. Moreover, the discussion also touched upon challenges faced by the cocoa industry.