Indonesia`s coffee output up 1% last year
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Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla said Indonesias coffee production only rose one percent to 500 thousand tons last year.
“Our coffee production has been stagnant. It only reached 500 thousand tons last year, just one percent increase,” he told a meeting convened to develop national coffee here on Saturday.
Indonesia produces an average of 600 thousand to 700 thousand tons of coffee per year compared to Vietnam, whose coffee output reaches more than 2 million tons, he said.
As a matter of fact, Vietnam once learned coffee farming from Indonesia, he said.
He said Lampung province is the countrys largest robusta coffee producer with an annual production of 100 thousand tons per year.
Also present at the meeting were Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman, Lampung Governor M Ridho Ficardo, and a number of officials.
Questions & Answers
Q.What was Indonesia's total coffee production last year?
What was Indonesia's total coffee production last year?
Indonesia's coffee production reached 500 thousand tons last year. This represented only a one percent increase compared to the previous year's output, indicating a stagnant period for the sector.
Q.Which Indonesian province is the primary robusta coffee producer?
Which Indonesian province is the primary robusta coffee producer?
Lampung province is identified as the country's largest robusta coffee producer. It contributes significantly to national output with an annual production of 100 thousand tons of robusta coffee.
Q.How does Indonesia's coffee output compare to Vietnam's?
How does Indonesia's coffee output compare to Vietnam's?
Indonesia's average annual coffee production of 600 thousand to 700 thousand tons is considerably lower than Vietnam's. Vietnam's coffee output exceeds 2 million tons annually, despite having learned coffee farming from Indonesia.
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