National and South Sulawesi Coffee
January 19, 2010
INDONESIA’S coffee producers are struggling to fulfill international demand because 92 percent of Indonesian coffee produce comes from the Robusta variety, while 70 percent of the world’s consumption consists of Arabica varieties.
An expert from the Indonesian Coffee & Cacao Research Institute (ICCRI), Surip Mawardi, says that Indonesia is having difficulty increasing Arabica coffee production because the variety can only grow at around 2,00
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