The mountain coffee farmers have attracted nine million YouTube views and fans across Malaysia, Thailand, and Japan.
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The round was led by returning investor Alpha JWC Ventures and included participation from Atlas Pacific Capital, Salt Ventures and Heyokha Brothers.
The Indonesian platform, called Sustainable Spices Initiative Indonesia (SSI Indonesia), aims to boost spice agriculture and distribution with strategic collaboration among stakeholders.
In 1956, eight years after Japan’s defeat in WWII when food was still rationed, entrepreneur Momofuku Ando saw a long line of people in shabby clothes on the rubble-strewn streets queuing on a cold night to buy fresh “ramen” noodles at a stall.
Indonesian farmer Albertus Wawan hopes a new government regulation means the small plot of land where he grows palm oil trees in a forest reserve on Borneo may be recognised as a legal plantation and eligible to access funding.
The Indonesian seaweed industry has expanded rapidly over the last 20 years and now supports the livelihoods of more than 35,000 coastal households in South Sulawesi (BPS 2020).
Imagine a farm that “talks” directly to its farmer by mobile phone – sending instant updates about soil nutrients and crop cycles.The technology already exists, and will be a critical lever for igniting growth in Indonesia’s agriculture sector.
Indonesian farming numbers have been falling but Covid-19 has brought some youth back to agriculture.
Fintech is playing an important role in helping digital entrepreneurs tap into growth opportunities in Indonesia’s developing communities some new research shows.
A year passed, and everything seemed to be okay—until one day in September 2019, my fellow villager, Syarif, could not hold his temper after finding out his priceless rubber plantation had been cleared by bulldozers without his consent.
When COVID-19 hit Indonesia, it devastated industries such as fisheries. However, PAIR research shows seaweed farming in Indonesia is booming during the pandemic. Read more
The global shock of the coronavirus pandemic has forced Bali to confront an uncomfortable truth — its economy is addicted to tourism.
Women in informal work have proven to be resilient, as they faced challenges head on while navigating the intricacies of traditional gender roles that call for them to be caretakers and housewives.
The Indonesian House of Representatives plans to draft a bill that will criminalise the activities of producing, selling and buying, distributing, drinking and storing alcoholic beverages.
Jason Gunawan’s lockdown was unique. The Indonesian restaurateur shifted his family from Jakarta to Melbourne, a second home of sorts where he spent much of his childhood and uni days. Two months of disruption, they thought.
Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft to empower smallholder farmers with technology-oriented solutions that will help them increase income using ground-breaking, cloud-based technologies, machine learning and advanced analytics.
