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AEKI: Govt should encourage farmers to grow coffee

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SEMARANG -- The Central Java Indonesian Coffee Exporter Association (AEKI) has said the government must support the coffee-growing farmers as demand for the commodity is high within the country as well as overseas."Consumption of coffee, especially in Indonesia, is increasing every year by about 5-6 percent or around 15 thousand tons per annum, while the production has been...

A civet eats coffee beans. The coffee beans are still in their shape after passing through civet's digestive system. The civet's faeces then collected to be processed further, to make civet coffee. (illustration)

Foreign tourists help promoting civet coffee

Civet coffee may not everybody's taste. The distinctive coffee is made of civet's faeces and the coffee locally called "kopi luwak" (civet is luwak in bahasa -Ed) Now organic luwak coffee produced by businessmen in Agam District, West Sumatra province has attracted consumers in the global market. "By promoting the organic luwak coffee to foreign tourists who come to see raflessia...

Indonesia is the world's second-largest robusta producer after Vietnam. (illustration)

Kamis , 01 Nov 2012, 22:00 WIB

Indonesian coffee oversold

Latif Yunus or A Yauw (left) is the third generation of Tak Kie coffee stall owner. The second picture shows iced coffee (left) and iced cafe latte (right) of Tak Kie.

Rabu , 25 Apr 2012, 19:39 WIB

A story behind 'Tak Kie Coffee'

Roasted coffee beans (illustration)

Selasa , 17 Apr 2012, 17:22 WIB

Wow! Aceh coffee joins international exhibition

Civet coffee or kopi luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world (illustration).

Kamis , 09 Feb 2012, 21:22 WIB

Wow… Civet coffee attracts Belgians