This article was written by three academics from the Master’s Program in Development Studies, except for the section updating the number of human trafficking victims in 2022, which was taken from Narasi TV. The issue of human trafficking in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) is not yet resolved. Every year, NTT faces this humanitarian issue, and […]
This article is the summary of Chapter 8, The Bio Economic Seaweed Model (BESeM) for Modeling Kappaphycus Cultivation in Indonesia, from an e-book entitled Tropical Phyconomy Coalition Development: Focus on Eucheumatoid Seaweeds, written by various authors. While the discussion centers on Kappaphycus alvarezii, a similar study could also apply to Eucheuma spinosum and Gracilaria. Using
February 11-14, 2025, Nuremberg, Germany This was the first time Biopac joined Biofach as a co-exhibitor, invited by ITPC Hamburg. Biofach is an international expo specifically dedicated to connecting the organic and natural cosmetics community at the World’s Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food. Regional, national, and international stakeholders from the entire value chain meet,
January 30 – February 2, 2025, ICE BSD BRI is a national and accountable bank, strongly committed to supporting and enabling Indonesian SMEs to grow their business locally and globally. In this year, BRI has supported 1000 SMEs to showcase their products and have business matching with overseas buyers. During the 4-day expo, we obtained
This is our first time showcasing our products in London, even more in Europe. We find that small space, a startup pod, is still effective to attract visitors.
Currently, biodegradable packaging or packaging that naturally decomposes through organisms is widely used by various businesses and households. This situation has contributed to retard the earth destruction due to plastic waste pollution. Concerns about the condition of the Earth due to increasing plastic waste are in line with the theme of Earth Day this year,
More than 350 million tons of plastic waste pollutes the land, rivers and oceans every year. Pollution gets worse with some solutions that don’t actually solve the problem, including the following: Biobased Plastic: This plastic is made from biomass (corn, potato flour, wood pulp, or sugar cane). However, this plastic is not environmentally friendly because
Is it true that environmentally friendly plastic doesn’t solve the plastic problem? Read More »
We were invited to showcase our solution to solve plastic waste pollution by manufacturing seaweed-based packaging. We are not alone. Our stylish booth was sponsored by the Indonesian Ministry of Industry. We invite some strategic partners, including seaweed exporters, coffee entrepreneurs, and rice straw producers. We enjoy collaboration and mutual partnership to leverage our impact.
The USASCP’s Smart Cities Business Innovation Fund is a targeted funding assistance mechanism for subnational/municipal stakeholders that offers sustainable net-zero/low-carbon solutions to urban challenges. The fund, USD 1,000,000, was awarded as a grant to six city stakeholders in Southeast Asia. Biopac is very grateful to receive this prestigious award. This grant has enabled Biopac to
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Winner: Shine Southeast Asia 2024 We express our gratitude for our selection as the Shine Southeast Asia 2024 winner. Shine Southeast Asia is the social entrepreneurship program that supports innovators by providing us access to Swiss Re’s expertise and the Foundation’s grant. We take this award as a mandate to scale our impacts on society.
