Poverty is the root of various social issues. Poverty causes a person to be unable to properly support himself or his family, giving rise to various social problems, such as gender inequality, child labor, early marriage, and poor nutrition and public health. Therefore, poverty alleviation is on the agenda of all countries that want to…
UTZ Certified
UTZ CERTIFIED is a certification program for coffee commodities that has experienced the fastest development among other certification programs. This certification, first drafted in 1997 by Guatemalan coffee producer and Dutch coffee processing company, Ahold Coffee Company under the name UTZ Kapeh (UTZ means ‘good’ in Mayan). Within five years, UTZ CERTIFIED succeeded in becoming…
Farmers Hope New Tea Certification Can Up Wages
The Indonesian Tea Council has launched a national tea certification program called Lestari, and said it is the world’s first tea certification based on sustainability-related standards. Tea certifications issued by countries like China and India are based solely on the quality of the tea and do not consider aspects of sustainable production like environmental and…
Jogja Smallholders’ Tea Week 2022, Efforts to Raise Local Smallholders’ Hope
Sleman – Jogja Smallholders’ Tea Week 2022 was held in Depok, Sleman, on December 17-18. The event which was held at a restaurant in Babarsari was filled with an exhibition of smallholders’ tea products, business meetings and tea classes which were held on a limited basis. A number of tea products on display included Purwakarta’s…
Indonesian Tea Must Be Maintained so that Smallholders Can Survive in Dynamic Market Condition
Indonesian tea products are actually one of the best quality assets in the world. For Indonesia, tea plays an important role as a contributor to the country’s foreign exchange, poverty alleviation for rural communities, and environmental preservation. According to data from the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs for 2020, Indonesia is ranked the thirteenth largest…
Revitalizing the National Tea Industry
Tea as one of the national potential commodities needs more attention from various stakeholders. Efforts to improve from upstream to downstream need to be intensified so that the industry can be revived and become a leading commodity to grow national income. Domestic tea production in recent years has tended to decline due to reduction in…
Borneo Tea Born in Sintang
SINTANG-Sintang Regent, Jarot Winarno visited a tea plantation in Pengkadan Baru Village, Dedai District, yesterday. During his visit, the number one person in Senentang said that this tea commodity can only grow in high mountain areas. However, now these commodities can be planted in the lowlands. “In the past, tea could only grow in high…
‘Borneo Tea’, Sintang’s Tea from the Lowland
Who would have thought that tea, that is always linked to the highlands on the island of Java. Now it can be developed in the lowlands, such as in Sintang District, West Kalimantan. This is evidenced by the success of the tea demonstration plot in Sepulut Village, Sepauk District. Its tea shoots is then produced…
Taking Care of Regent Jarot’s Tea and Coffee Plantations, Pinus: Coffee Has Started to Bear Fruit
SINTANG – There are 24 thousand lowland tea seedlings planted in polybags. The tea seeds developed by the Regent of Sintang, Jarot Winarno in collaboration with Solidaridad, were taken from Bandung. Currently, the age of tea being developed at Demoplot is 2 months old. “The tea seeds are from Bandung. It’s two months old,” Pinus…
Regent Open Workshop Introducing Tea Commodity in Sintang Regency
Regent of Sintang dr. H. Jarot Winarno, M.Med.PH opened the Tea Commodity Introduction Workshop in Sintang Regency (Case study for West Kalimantan) which was carried out by Solidaridad in collaboration with the Keling Kumang Group and the Sintang Regional Government at Balai Ruai, Sintang Regent’s Hall Complex, Tuesday (23/7/19) morning. Present at the event were…