Challenges in the development of the cocoa and chocolate industry in Indonesia: A case study in Madiun, East Java
The development of the cocoa agroindustry in Indonesia is of considerable importance to respond the global demand for high quality cocoa beans and cocoa-derived products. This study analyzes the issues concerning the cocoa production in Indonesia, including cocoa productivity, post-harvest treatment...
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| description | The development of the cocoa agroindustry in Indonesia is of considerable importance to respond the global demand for high quality cocoa beans and cocoa-derived products. This study analyzes the issues concerning the cocoa production in Indonesia, including cocoa productivity, post-harvest treatments, and smallholder farmer profitability, in order to confirm the theories regarding cocoa farming previously published in many works as well as to offer insights into challenges for future cocoa farming and cocoa downstream industry development in Indonesia. A simple random sampling method was used to select a total of 25 cocoa farmers from the five regions in Madiun, East Java. The selected farmers were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire consisting of 39 questions regarding demographic and farm characteristics, farm management and postharvest practices, and farm training and social capital. The results indicated that approximately 40% of farmers are 60 years old and over. Besides, most of the cocoa farmers (76%) have not received any proper education or have attended to primary school only. Furthermore, according to the data, the cocoa productivity is inversely correlated with the farm size. Finally, almost half of the farmers in Madiun sell their cocoa beans as non-fermented. From this study, it was clear that in order to improve the quality of cocoa beans, farmers should be encouraged to improve agricultural practices and postharvest processes. This research gives empirical evidence of some constraints for high-quality cocoa production in Indonesia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6614d263914848f78dd0b7d0616126262022-12-22T02:13:29ZengAIMS PressAIMS Agriculture and Food2471-20862020-12-015492093710.3934/agrfood.2020.4.920Challenges in the development of the cocoa and chocolate industry in Indonesia: A case study in Madiun, East JavaDanar Praseptiangga0Jessica M. Guevara Zambrano1Adhitya Pitara Sanjaya2Dimas Rahadian Aji Muhammad31. Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A Kentingan, Jebres 57126, Surakarta, Indonesia2. Centre for Food and Microbial Technology, Department of Microbial and Molecular System, KU Lueven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22-box 2463 Leuven 3001 Belgium1. Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A Kentingan, Jebres 57126, Surakarta, Indonesia1. Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A Kentingan, Jebres 57126, Surakarta, IndonesiaThe development of the cocoa agroindustry in Indonesia is of considerable importance to respond the global demand for high quality cocoa beans and cocoa-derived products. This study analyzes the issues concerning the cocoa production in Indonesia, including cocoa productivity, post-harvest treatments, and smallholder farmer profitability, in order to confirm the theories regarding cocoa farming previously published in many works as well as to offer insights into challenges for future cocoa farming and cocoa downstream industry development in Indonesia. A simple random sampling method was used to select a total of 25 cocoa farmers from the five regions in Madiun, East Java. The selected farmers were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire consisting of 39 questions regarding demographic and farm characteristics, farm management and postharvest practices, and farm training and social capital. The results indicated that approximately 40% of farmers are 60 years old and over. Besides, most of the cocoa farmers (76%) have not received any proper education or have attended to primary school only. Furthermore, according to the data, the cocoa productivity is inversely correlated with the farm size. Finally, almost half of the farmers in Madiun sell their cocoa beans as non-fermented. From this study, it was clear that in order to improve the quality of cocoa beans, farmers should be encouraged to improve agricultural practices and postharvest processes. This research gives empirical evidence of some constraints for high-quality cocoa production in Indonesia.https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/agrfood.2020.4.920?viewType=HTMLchocolatecocoa productioncocoa farmingagro-industrial challengessustainable agricultureindonesia |
| spellingShingle | Danar Praseptiangga Jessica M. Guevara Zambrano Adhitya Pitara Sanjaya Dimas Rahadian Aji Muhammad Challenges in the development of the cocoa and chocolate industry in Indonesia: A case study in Madiun, East Java AIMS Agriculture and Food chocolate cocoa production cocoa farming agro-industrial challenges sustainable agriculture indonesia |
| title | Challenges in the development of the cocoa and chocolate industry in Indonesia: A case study in Madiun, East Java |
| title_full | Challenges in the development of the cocoa and chocolate industry in Indonesia: A case study in Madiun, East Java |
| title_fullStr | Challenges in the development of the cocoa and chocolate industry in Indonesia: A case study in Madiun, East Java |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges in the development of the cocoa and chocolate industry in Indonesia: A case study in Madiun, East Java |
| title_short | Challenges in the development of the cocoa and chocolate industry in Indonesia: A case study in Madiun, East Java |
| title_sort | challenges in the development of the cocoa and chocolate industry in indonesia a case study in madiun east java |
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