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Cassava, moving up · Masyarakat Singkong Indonesia
Strengthening Indonesian cassava, from field to factory.
The national society of cassava (singkong) farmers, processors, small businesses and researchers, working to make cassava a strategic commodity for food, feed and bioindustry.
16.7million tNational cassava production, 2024
27.42t/haAverage yield, potential 40–60 t/ha
602thousand haAverage harvested area, 2020–2024
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Statistics 2025
Works with the Ministry of Agriculture
Central Board 2025–2030
Chapters in Aceh, South Sumatra, Lampung, East Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi
What we do
Four pillars to move cassava up
MSI connects farmers, factories, researchers and government so that harvests find buyers and farmers get a fairer price.
Cultivation & improved varieties
High-yield varieties, 8,000–10,000 cuttings per hectare, and support for farmer groups.
MorePolicy advocacy
Farm-gate prices, trade rules and reliable off-takers, worked out with government.
MoreResearch & standards
Indonesian national standards (SNI) for tapioca, mocaf and cassava flour, and open production data.
MoreData & research
Nearly half of Indonesia’s cassava comes from Lampung
2024 production in the main producing provinces, from official Ministry of Agriculture statistics.
47.32%Lampung’s share
40–60 t/hapotential of improved varieties
Production 2024, tonnesProductionShareFarm-gate price
1Lampung7,906,179
2Central Java2,183,991
3East Java1,560,752
4West Java1,349,393
5North Sumatra1,007,999
6Yogyakarta730,469
7East Nusa Tenggara371,995
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Statistics 2025
News
Latest from MSI
First meeting of the 2025–2030 Central Board
Indonesia’s national standards for tapioca, mocaf and cassava flour
New chapters inaugurated in Aceh, South Sumatra, Lampung, East Kalimantan and Central Sulawesi
Board
Central Board
AL
Ir. Arifin Lambaga, M.S.E.
ChairmanAS
Prof. Achmad Subagio
Vice ChairmanKS
Ir. Kukuh Sujianto
Vice ChairmanS
Sumarna, S.E., Ak., M.M.
Vice ChairmanIZ
Dr. Ima M. Zainuddin
Secretary GeneralC
Chairunisah
TreasurerMembership
Join Indonesia’s cassava movement
Open to everyone working with cassava in Indonesia. Partners, buyers and researchers abroad are welcome to contact the secretariat.
Contact the secretariat- Farmersand farmer groups
- Processorstapioca, mocaf, bioethanol
- Small businessescassava food products
- Researchersuniversities and institutes