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Articles & Analysis | The sweet spot: Sector players are looking to capitalise on expected production boosts from The Report: Indonesia 2012
Adverse weather has hit the world’s third largest cocoa producer hard the past two years, first with La Niña bringing copious amounts of rain followed by a dry spell from May to August 2011 and a prolonged infestation of damaging cascular-streak dieback disease. These extremes have put the brakes on production and exports, which had been...
Articles & Analysis | The day’s catch: Aiming to become the world’s largest fisheries producer from The Report: Indonesia 2012
As an archipelago consisting of around17,500 islands and with a coastline of some 81,000 km, Indonesia is uniquely endowed in its access to aquatic natural resources. The Indonesian fisheries industry produced a total of 10.85m tonnes in 2010, up from 9.82m tonnes in 2009 according to data from the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF)....
Articles & Analysis | Preparing for the harvest: The government is creating growth zones and enhancing regulations from The Report: Indonesia 2012
Following the well-established path towards rapid economic development, Indonesia has long relied on selling its vast reserves of natural resources. At the same time, more markets have been eager to snap up raw materials such as crude palm oil (CPO), cocoa, rubber and other products to fuel their manufacturing. This trajectory has shown signs of...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Franky Widjaja, Vice-Chairman for Agribusiness, Food and Livestock, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN): Interview from The Report: Indonesia 2012
How will new export duties on crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivative products affect the industry?
As 2012 gets underway, Sabah’s plantation sector players have been keeping a wary eye on both the weather and economic forecasts, as external factors threaten to challenge palm oil production. Meanwhile, the state’s rubber plantations await a major replanting campaign this year as part of national plans for commodities investment.