please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . september 2011 a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . july 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message bloom agro type private genre natural foods ; organic rice ; sri rice ; fair trade founded 2009 founder emily sutanto headquarters jakarta java id subsidiaries sunria website bloomagro.com bloom agro is an indonesian social enterprise founded by emily sutanto . the company aims to promote sustainable agriculture and improve humanity . it is indonesia s first organic and fair trade rice producer and exporter . 1 bloom agro currently works with 2300 small scale farmers in the simpatik farmers association in tasikmalaya west java to export their rice that is grown organically with system of rice intensification sri methods . sutanto worked with the farmers to obtain international organic and fair trade certification through imo and successfully lobbied to exempt specialty rice from indonesia s rice export ban . she has also revolutionized the supply chain by empowering these farmers so that they do not have to rely on tengkulak anymore . within three years of founding bloom agro sutanto is exporting sri organic rice 2 including several traditional varieties to germany malaysia singapore the united arab emirates and the united states . 3 contents 1 history 2 products 3 references 4 external links history edit after hearing about organic farming practices in tasikmalaya west java sutanto took a trip to the region to see the farms . when she arrived instead of finding well structured agricultural practices she met desperate farmers lost in the bureaucratic scuffle of organic certification and export regulations . the farmers are also trapped in endless poverty cycles as the rice market is dominated by unfair practices of tengulak english loan shark traders . inspired by their plateaued dreams emily sutanto decided to take on the challenge and initiates to be the project leader . 4 products edit bloom agro focuses mostly on the export of fair trade organic rice its first innovation was the volkano rice a colorful proprietary blend of brown pink and red rice grown in volcanic soil which is rich in many essential minerals ; this rice mix is graining popularity in usa and europe . 5 references edit organic rice exporter organic rice exporter . sri stories sri stories . cornell sri presentation cornell sri . the jakarta globe an organic revolution blooms . growing success exporting sri organic rice from indonesia exporting sri rice . external links edit 1 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bloom agro & oldid 729088940 categories organic foodhidden categories orphaned articles from september 2011all orphaned articleswikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from july 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 july 2016 at 20 19 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view