Rumpin Seed Source and Nursery Centre
(RSSNC) is a joint project between the Government of Korea and the Government
of Indonesia, starting in 2005 when the Records of Discussion (ROD) was signed
by both governments. The project was funded by KOICA, until its completion in
2010. In 2011 KIFC and MoF signed an RoD
on the Development and Operation of the RSSNC, and the RoD was amended every
year and the last amendment is in 2019.
Project Period:
·
1st
Stage: 2005-2010 (Funded by KOICA);
·
2nd
Stage: 2011- 2020 (Funded by KFS/KIFC);
Project Location:
·
The RSSNC is located
in Rumpin, Bogor (90 km away from Jakarta: 2 hour’s drive away). It has an experimental forest at Jasinga and
Karawang, West Java Province.
·
The total area at
Rumpin is 18 Ha, and the area of experimental forests at Jasinga and Karawang is
83 Hectares and 200 Hectares respectively.
Project Activities:
- Construction of
Rumpin Seed Source and Nursery Center consists of Office, laboratory of
tissue culture, soil, seed management, greenhouses, hedge orchard
facility, dormitory, and warehouse building
- Supply of equipment
- Establishment of the
nursery, hedge orchard, and demonstration plot
- Establishment of
seed sources at Jasinga, Karawang;
- Capacity building
- Seed exploration
