TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Bank Indonesia (BI) is seeking to strengthen Indonesia's position as the world's fourth-largest coffee producer through the 2026 Java Coffee, Flavors and Festival (JCFF) in Surabaya, East Java, on July 17-19.
"Data shows that Indonesia ranks fourth among the world's top four coffee producers," Deputy Head of Bank Indonesia's East Java Representative Office, Rifki Ismal, said in Surabaya on Saturday.
According to Rifki, Indonesia produces 780,000 tons of coffee annually, with East Java being a major contributor to this national output and leading production on Java island, yielding 53,000 tons per year.
"Coffee production in East Java is among the highest, reaching 53,000 tons, while Central Java and West Java produce around 25,000 tons each," he remarked.
He further said that BI seeks to leverage this potential to strengthen Indonesia's position as the world's coffee producer through exports.
Furthermore, because Indonesia's coffee producers are primarily micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), expanding their market reach is expected to create a multiplier effect for the economy.
To this end, he stated that BI is supporting the development and market expansion of local coffee through JCFF 2026, which features various business coaching and business matching sessions, connecting local MSMEs with both domestic and global buyers.
Rifki expressed optimism that this year's JCFF will surpass last year's achievements, which drew around 130,000 visitors and generated Rp107 billion (approximately US$5.96 million) in total transactions over the three-day event.
This high optimism, he continued, is backed by the participation of over 60 MSME tenants. This includes 41 BI-backed coffee enterprises, alongside vendors offering other products such as chocolate, tea, herbs, and spices.
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