Business Profile

Indonesia’s Leading Hybrid Seed Producer

Established in 1983, PT BISI International Tbk is Indonesia’s largest producer of hybrid seeds for corn, rice, and fruits and vegetables, a major Indonesian producer of pesticides and a distributor of fertilizer The Company’s head office is located in Sidoarjo, East Java, with its plant located at Desa Sumber Agung, Kediri, East Java.

The Company was founded by the Charoen Pokphand Group, and has an operating track record of 24 years. Today,BISI maintains a nationwide operational footprint for research and development, production, marketing, distribution and sales.

BISI has three subsidiaries; (1) PT Tanindo Intertraco which distributes and markets hybrid corn, rice and vegetable seeds and agri-related products, (2) PT Multi Sarana Indotani which manufactures pesticides, and (3) PT Tanindo Subur Prima which distributes and markets only vegetable seed imported from Chia Thai Seed Co Ltd.

BISI and its subsidiaries focus their operations in the following business activities:

  • Production of primary field crop hybrid seeds that includes hybrid corn and rice seeds which provide farmers with significantly higher yields

  • Production of horticulture seeds that includes vegetable and fruit seeds such as: chili, cucumber, eggplant, tomato, pumpkin, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, long bean, spinach, honeydew, watermelon and others.

  • Production of pesticides as well as sales of specialty fertilizers.

BISI’s leadership in the Indonesian seed market has long been driven by strong R&D initiatives that have produced high quality hybrid seeds trusted by Indonesian farmers for more than two decades. Research and development is conducted across 12 research farms, which have a total area of 231 hectares. They are strategically located in the main farming regions of Indonesia, to develop new higher yielding commercially viable hybrid varieties for introduction across the country. Our success has been, and will continue to be, ensured by our ability to consistently breed hybrid seeds that exceed the four basic agricultural parameters, namely yield, edible quality, adaptability, and disease resistance. Additional criteria that determine the success of these hybrid varieties are their pest resistance properties, shorter harvest periods and minimal fertilizer needs.

For developing seeds locally, BISI has been awarded the Satya Lencana Medal, the nation’s highest civilian medal that is bestowed upon an individual or institution for exceptional services to the nation.