LONDON – One of the British tea producers, Finlays, Ottilie Cunningham admits that tea from Indonesia is very natural and of high quality compared to tea from other countries. This was revealed during a business luncheon with around 20 British tea entrepreneurs held at the Indonesian Embassy in London, Tuesday afternoon (12/11/2013). According to Cunningham,…
Indonesian Tea Imports Soar
BISNIS.COM, JAKARTA – Even though Indonesia has abundant natural resources for agricultural businesses, tea imports continue to show an increase. Even last year there was a spike. Quoting the Agriculture Sector Macro Indicator, published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia’s tea imports last year reached 29,584 tons or US$39.5 million. Compared to the previous year’s…
Indonesian Tea Ready to Compete in AFTA
Bandung: Indonesian tea products are more ready to welcome the ASEAN free market in 2015 than products from other sectors. This was disclosed by the Advisor of the Indonesian Tea Association, Insyaf Malik, in Bandung, Wednesday (15/5). He said, tea producers in Indonesia have more experience than other countries in ASEAN, and even become leaders…
Indonesia’s Tea Production Ranked 5 Globally
Karanganyar-Currently, tea production in Indonesia is still not evenly distributed. Tea production itself is still dominated by a number of regions such as Java, parts of Sumatra and Sulawesi. “Most other regions do not yet exist,” said Indonesian spices and tea mix expert, Umar Syarif, to journalists, Wednesday (10/10) at the Gunung Subur tea company,…
The Government Needs to Certify Tea Products
JAKARTA: The increasing volume of tea imports has infuriated local tea farmers. Therefore, the farmers urged the government to strictly curb the rate of tea imports. One way is to do certification. The Indonesian Tea Council (DTI) asked the government to implement tea certification, both for local and imported products. “Moreover, domestic tea plantations are…
Government Asked to Intensify Promotion of Tea
Jakarta – The Indonesian Tea Association asked the government to intensify the promotion of tea in the country to boost the level of public consumption. Secretary of the Indonesian Tea Association, Atik Darmadi, said the level of tea consumption in the country continued to decline on the grounds of poor quality. “Indonesia’s population is more…
Eco-Friendly Smallholders Tea has Potential in West Java
BANDUNG, (PRLM) Various smallholder plantation businesses in West Java have the potential to be developed into environmentally friendly products on a large scale, through the utilization of the large amount of cow dung from local breeders. In this way, it is hoped that the selling price of smallholders tea products from West Java will increase…
Oh No, Indonesian Tea Continues to Decline!
Oh no! The irony of tea in the land of spices still continues. The January 14, 2012 edition of Kompas published an overview on the main page about the plight of tea in this country which continues to decline, starting from the aspect of cultivation, production volume which is affected by the narrowing of tea…
All Smallholders Tea Plantations Are Targeted for Certification
BATANG, Central Java: The Indonesian Tea Council (DTI) targets that in the next eight years all smallholder tea plantations will receive Lestari certification to increase the added value and competitiveness of national tea products in the local and export markets. DTI’s Industry Section Chief, Rachmad Gunadi said tea certification is a demand from global consumers…
Indonesia Has Certified Smallholders Tea Plantations; Target is All Certified
Jakarta, Kabarindo – This is intended to increase the added value and competitiveness of national tea products in the local and export markets. DTI’s Industry Section Chief, Rachmad Gunadi said tea certification is a demand from consumers in the world for the safety and sustainability of tea production which must be environmentally and socially friendly….