Indonesian Coffee Now a Much-Loved Part of Lifestyle

Coffee drinking is now part of lifestyle, especially for young people. More and more coffee shops have been opened and many of these shops choose to use I
Coffee drinking is now part of
lifestyle, especially for young people. More and more coffee shops have been
opened and many of these shops choose to use Indonesian coffee beans. This has undoubtedly
boosted the popularity of Indonesian coffee, both in Indonesia and abroad.
Agrofarm even recorded that
Indonesia has supplied coffee to a famous US-based international coffee shop
network since the 1970s. Some Indonesian coffee variants that are popular internationally
are Gayo, Toraja, Bali, and Papua.
This achievement keeps
increasing, and Indonesia now sits in the fourth place in the list of biggest
coffee-exporting countries in the world for the season of 2016-2017. Indonesian
coffee just keeps becoming more popular.
One of the reasons Indonesian
coffee is attractive is the diversity of its flavors and scents. Each variant
that’s planted in a different region also tastes different. Some have strong
spicy taste, while other variants have lighter taste of fruits, but nevertheless,
all taste delicious.
Indonesian
coffee production
With the increasing number of
local coffee shops, the demand for domestic coffee also increases. Indonesian
Coffee Exporters Association (AEKI) Vice Chair Pranoto Soenarto said that 8%
more coffee is planted every year.
“Several years ago, Indonesian
coffee consumption per capita was only 0.8 kg or 800 grams per year. Now it has
reached 1.5 kg per year. It means that our coffee consumption keeps increasing,”
Pranoto said, as quoted from Detik Finance, Wednesday (July 5, 2017).
It means that in one year, an
Indonesian can drink up to 1,000 cups of coffee or 2-3 cups a day on average,
with one cup of coffee needing about 10-15 grams of coffee.
However, coffee consumption in
Indonesia is not as massive as in Japan or Malaysia yet, where the figure can
reach 4 kg per capita. Indeed, most Indonesian coffee is exported instead of
consumed domestically.
“Of the 630,000 metric tons
produced domestically every year, most of it – about 500,000 metric tons – is
exported,” Pranoto said.
However, domestic consumption will surely keep increasing as more and more
people get into the habit of hanging out while drinking coffee. The opportunity
to boost domestic consumption is still wide open.
Therefore, domestic coffee
production needs to be increased to meet the growing demand. The government
through, among others, the Agriculture Ministry said that they’re preparing
various programs for it.
The government plans to
increase coffee productivity through cultivation of seedlings, the use of
fertilizers, water management, and replanting of old coffee plants with new
ones.
Moreover, the government is
also improving the logistics aspect to support the price stability of farming
and plantation products, including coffee.
This is because logistics plays
a central role in the shipment of raw materials from farmers all the way to the
hands of retailers or sellers. Even the Home Affairs Ministry stated this in
their study.
Thus, logistics providers such
as SELOG hold the key to fulfill the need for the service. This subsidiary of
PT Serasi Autoraya (SERA) provides the best logistics service that guarantees safe
and on-time delivery to ensure goods reach customers undamaged.
Coffee business will become
more promising with the ease of logistics service such as what SELOG offers. Thus,
the goal of making Indonesia the biggest coffee producer in the world will only
get nearer.
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