Minister Of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Calls Garut Ready To Supply 10 Million Coffee Bibits For Indonesia

Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) of the Republic of Indonesia Syahrul Yasin Limpo (left two) and Garut Regent Rudy Gunawan (right) visited the coffee nursery/ANTARA

GARUT - Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo stated that Garut Regency, West Java is one of the largest coffee-producing regions and is ready to supply 10 million coffee seeds to be planted and developed throughout Indonesia. "We have agreed on the orders of the President, Garut is ready for 10 million coffee seeds for Indonesia," said Minister of Agriculture Syahrul when inspecting a coffee nursery in Cikandang Village, Cikajang District, Garut Regency, Antara, Sunday, August 28. The intervention from the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, who agreed that coffee seeds from Garut to be distributed throughout Indonesia could have a good impact on the development of coffee businesses in the country. According to him, the presence of coffee seeds from Garut, then added more from various other regions, of course, will encourage Indonesia to become the largest coffee producing country of at least three in the world. "This intervention will be something that is best for this nation, with the 10 million seeds only from Garut, not from other places, this will make Indonesia a coffee producer of at least the top three in the world," he said. He conveyed the results of a review and direct explanation from the Garut Regent Rudy Gunawan, it turned out that the Garut area was ready to make a coffee nursery center which would later be for Indonesia's benefit. West Java Province is a national coffee seed producing area with a total production target of 3 million cigarettes in 2022, and currently coffee production continues to grow rapidly recorded in January-March 2022 total planting reaching 499,000 cigarettes, in April-January 2022 as many as 1.01 million cigarettes, July-September 300,000 cigarettes and October-December reaching 900.000 sticks. "West Java is included in the top 10 coffee development areas in Indonesia, including Aceh, North Sumatra, South Sumatra, Lampung, South Sulawesi, Bali, and NTT," said Syahrul. Garut Regent Rudy Gunawan expressed his gratitude for the attention from the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia in developing coffee products in Garut, it is hoped that in the future Garut will become a center for coffee nursery for Indonesia. "Hopeing Garut as the center of coffee seeds, to supply all regions," said the Regent.