The Batam City Government, through the Department of Food Security and Agriculture (Dinas KP2), continues to encourage community empowerment in agriculture, particularly through the development of Women Farmer Groups (Kelompok Wanita Tani/KWT). By 2025, the city targets the establishment and activation of 80 KWTs through the Nutritious Yard Farming Program (Pekarangan Pangan Bergizi/P2B). This program promotes the cultivation of nutritious plants such as chilies, galangal, and citrus leaves in residential yards to strengthen household food security, reduce living expenses, and increase women’s income. To support this initiative, PT Coco Savvy Indonesia plays a strategic role by offering its flagship product: cocopeat—an organic, eco-friendly planting medium made from coconut husk. As a company committed to sustainability and community-based innovation, PT Coco Savvy Indonesia recognizes the potential of cocopeat to support KWT programs with practical, high-quality, and scalable solutions
Supporting Women Farmers in Batam: Cocopeat in Action
PT Coco Savvy Indonesia believes the success of KWT in maximizing their home gardens depends heavily on the quality of the growing medium. Here’s how cocopeat supports this program:
1. Enhancing Plant Growth and Yields
Cocopeat provides optimal conditions for root development, with balanced moisture and oxygen, resulting in healthier plants and higher yields.
2. Ideal for Urban Farming in Limited Spaces
In a densely populated city like Batam, many KWT members live in housing complexes with small yards. Cocopeat is lightweight and suitable for pots, polybags, or even hydroponic setups—making it ideal for urban and home gardening.
3. Efficient Use of Water and Nutrients
Cocopeat retains moisture and nutrients longer than soil, reducing the need for frequent watering and fertilization—beneficial for homemakers who want low-maintenance gardening.
4. Cost-Effective and Reusable
After harvest, cocopeat can be reused several times with proper treatment, making it a long-term investment and lowering production costs.
Strategic Collaboration with the Government and KWT
PT Coco Savvy Indonesia aims to go beyond simply supplying cocopeat. It also seeks to contribute through:
- Training and Education: In collaboration with KWT members, workshops can be held for KWT members on how to use and maintain cocopeat effectively, including blending techniques for optimal growing media.
- Affordable Distribution: Cocopeat can be supplied in small, practical household-sized packaging (1–5 kg) with subsidized prices or special packages for government-supported initiatives.
- Home-Based Agribusiness Support: For KWT groups looking to scale up from household consumption to selling their produce, PT Coco Savvy offers assistance in building efficient, small-scale agricultural systems using sustainable methods.
Conclusion
Cocopeat from PT Coco Savvy Indonesia serves as a highly suitable growing medium for supporting home farming initiatives like KWT programs in Batam City. As an organic and easy-to-use product, cocopeat helps increase productivity, reduce costs, and promote household food independence. Through strong collaboration between the private sector, government, and community, cocopeat becomes more than just a product—it becomes a catalyst for sustainable agriculture and women’s empowerment in urban environments.
Empowering Sustainability & Bridging the World — one bag of cocopeat at a time, PT Coco Savvy Indonesia is committed to cultivating a greener, more inclusive agricultural future.