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Ministry supporting development of processed cocoa industry in Indonesia

Cocoa Bean
Cocoa Products
Indonesia
Published Sep 17, 2023

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The Industry Ministry of Indonesia is pushing for the development of the processed cocoa downstream industry in order to reduce imports. Indonesia is currently the third-largest exporter of processed cocoa products globally, but still relies on imports for downstream processed cocoa products. The ministry is conducting a program to promote Indonesian artisan chocolate and encourage the development of the cocoa and chocolate industry in Indonesia.
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Currently, Indonesia is still importing downstream processed cocoa products so we need to push for downstream production... Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Industry Ministry has continued to encourage the development of the processed cocoa downstream industry as Indonesia is the third-largest exporter of processed cocoa products globally and contributes 9.17 percent to the global market share . "We have the opportunity to develop our processed cocoa industry, especially for the downstream. Currently, Indonesia is still importing downstream processed cocoa products so we need to push for downstream production in order to reduce imports," the ministry's director general of agro industry, Putu Juli Ardika, informed in a statement released on Saturday. According to the ministry, Indonesia is currently the seventh-largest cocoa producer in the world and ranked third as a processed cocoa producer after the Netherlands and Ivory Coast, based on data from the International Cocoa Organization ...
Source: Antaranews
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