Agriculture experts see the rare commodity of damar as something bigger; as a sort of anti-palm oil — a model to combat deforestation and climate change.
Food
Irrigation significantly exacerbated the earthquake-triggered landslides in Palu, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, in 2018.
Coca-Cola Amatil has opened a US$24m high-tech bottling line in Indonesia that produces lightweight plastic bottles coated with a thin layer of glass for durability.
DENSO and GMS aim to build a cold chain logistics network to deliver fresh food and other products to commercial facilities and households in Indonesia.
“We’re facing the same problem — old trees and old farmers… They can’t do the same work as when they were younger. Their productivity is low.”
Initiated by the Australian Government in 2013, the program is expected to run until 2023 and will provide training in reproductive management, nutrition and cattle health.
“We are only scratching the surface … in this part of the world,” said Gojek’s chief food officer. “We truly believe that this is a big opportunity.”
Indonesian coffee consumption rose 26% in the five years to 2018, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture. But the market has a large gap between the lower-end instant coffee…
