Indonesia is the fourth largest producer of coffee after Brazil Vietnam and Colombia and 7th largest consumer of that food product in the world.
Indonesia has a big role in the global coffee market, Silva said when speaking at a Sustainable Coffee Event organized by the Indonesian Association of Coffee Exporters (GAEKI) and Sustainable Coffee Platform Indonesia (SCOPI) on the sidelines of the five day Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI) ending here on Sunday .
The Indonesian embassy in London in cooperation with the Indonesian trade ministry, GAEKI and SCOPI facilitated Silva's visit to Jakarta to attend TEI as part of coffee diplomacy by Indonesia, the embassy told Antara in London.
The diplomacy was launched via the Indonesian embassy in London to promote Indonesian coffee at the meetings of ICO members or other related events like World of Coffee in Dublin, Ireland in June 2016, said Atu Indarto, embassy secretary II, who accompanied Silva in the visit to Jakarta.
When speaking at a session of the Coffee Trade Stakeholders Gathering and Workshop Road to Development of National Curriculum on Sustainable Arabica Coffee, Silva said the decline in the world's production of coffee was caused by the weather phenomenon El-nino.
Indonesia, therefore, needs to increase its production to make up for the shortfall in supply from other producing countries, he said.
ICO is an international organization between governments of coffee producing countries based in London. ICO holds regular meeting twice a year to discuss coffee production and supply and other related issues.
Indonesia is seeking to increase its coffee production through intensification, replanting and financial support for farmers.
Indonesia's coffee productivity averages only around 700 kg per hectare a year, Perennial and Refreshing Crop Director at the Agriculture Minister Dr. Dwi Praptomo Sudjatmiko said .
Indonesia's coffee production is dominated by robusta of which the country is the second largest producer in the world after Vietnam.
Indonesian coffee is quite high in demand as indicated by transaction at TEI.
Director General of the National Export Promotion Arlinda, who is chairman of the TEI said sales of Indonesian coffee until the fourth day of the trade fair reached US$54.9 million with main buyers - Malaysia, Egypt, South Korea, Palestine, and Belgium.
During his stay in Jakarta Silva met with the Indonesian Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita, Atu Indarto. (WDY)
: I Gusti Bagus Widyantara
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