Agricultural Sector of Indonesia
Indonesia, with its rich fertile soils, stands as a key global producer of diverse agricultural tropical products. Despite a decline in its GDP contribution over the past five decades, agriculture remains a primary income source for Indonesian households. In 2012, it employed approximately 49 million individuals, constituting 41% of the total labor force. While the […]
Agriculture industry in Indonesia- statistics & facts
Indonesia is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of agricultural products, supplying important commodities such as palm oil, natural rubber, cocoa, coffee, rice, and spices to the rest of the world. In the past decades, the agricultural industry is also the largest sector of employment in the country. However, the share of the […]
Top 5 health benefits of coconut oil
Coconut oil is an edible oil extracted from the meat of matured coconuts and harvested from the coconut palm tree, a member of the Arecaceae plant family. Coconuts, despite their name, are technically not nuts but drupes (a fruit with a single seed). Whether it’s drinking coconut water, using the oil as a moisturizer or adding a spoonful […]
Indonesia earns US$549 million from processed cocoa exports
The rise in productivity offers a prime opportunity for cocoa processing industries. Despite challenges, such as the pandemic, the sector remains resilient, with exports totaling US$549 million in January-June 2020, marking a 5.13% increase from the previous year. Notably, nearly 80% of processed cocoa is earmarked for exports, contributing over US$1.01 billion in 2019. Variants […]
What Are Spices?
In the culinary arts, the word spice refers to any dried part of a plant, other than the leaves, used for seasoning and flavoring a recipe, but not used as the main ingredient. Why not the leaves? Because the green leafy parts of plants used in this way are considered herbs. Every other part of the […]
Indonesia’s Black Pepper Export Up 44.5% to US$17mn in Q1
Indonesia’s black pepper exports from January to March 2022 reached US$17 million. The figure reflects a 44.05 percent year-on-year (yoy) increase from the first quarter of 2021. The increased export value of black pepper, both ground pepper and peppercorns, came with the 10.16 percent (yoy) rise in shipment volume to 4,850 tons. This continued the […]
Health Benefits of Cocoa Butter
Cocoa butter, also called theobroma oil, is a light-yellow vegetable fat that comes from cocoa beans. Producers ferment, dry, roast, strip, and press cocoa beans to extract cocoa butter. Cocoa beans are grown in tropical regions around the equator — hot, humid climates are well suited for growing cocoa trees. Most of the world’s cocoa beans […]