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        "id": 1875240,
        "msgid": "lampung-aims-to-strengthen-cocoa-downstream-industry-through-special-economic-zone-1784732205",
        "date": "2026-07-22 21:12:46",
        "title": "Lampung Aims to Strengthen Cocoa Downstream Industry Through Special Economic Zone",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "The Lampung provincial government is pushing for the development of a Cocoa Industrial Zone to accelerate the downstream processing of its cocoa commodities. Governor Rahmat Mirzani Djausal stated that the initiative aims to increase added value for farmers by moving beyond raw bean exports. With a production of 49,605 tonnes and a distinct flavour profile, the region seeks to become a premium cocoa processing hub.",
        "content": "<p>The Lampung Provincial Government has stated that efforts to develop\na Cocoa Industrial Zone can strengthen the downstream processing of the\ncocoa commodity in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe provincial government continues to strengthen the downstream\nstrategy for the agricultural sector through various efforts, one of\nwhich is the development of a Cocoa Industrial Zone, which is expected\nto enhance the added value of the region\u2019s leading commodity while\nexpanding farmers\u2019 welfare,\u201d said Lampung Governor Rahmat Mirzani\nDjausal in a statement in Bandarlampung on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that so far, the majority of cocoa production is still\nmarketed in the form of raw materials, meaning the added value obtained\nby farmers has not been optimal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDownstream processing must provide direct benefits to the community,\nespecially farmers, through increased selling prices for harvests, job\ncreation, and the growth of processing industries in the region,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis industrial development is in line with Lampung Province\u2019s\ndevelopment direction, which is currently encouraging an economic\ntransformation from a raw commodity base towards value-added products,\u201d\nhe added.<\/p>\n<p>Based on data from the Lampung Provincial Government, cocoa\nproduction in the province totals 49,605 tonnes, with a planted area of\n77,125 hectares and an economic value of IDR 4.36 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Philip de Mayer, Managing Director of PT Buhler Indonesia,\nstated that Lampung Province possesses strong natural capital to become\na world-class premium cocoa industry centre. He noted that Lampung cocoa\nhas a stronger and more distinctive flavour profile compared to several\nother cocoa-producing regions in Indonesia.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/lampung-aims-to-strengthen-cocoa-downstream-industry-through-special-economic-zone-1784732205",
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