The first attempt to grow coffee on the Indonesian archipelago was a failure. In 1696 the Governor of Jakarta (then Batavia) was sent a present of a few coffee seedlings by the Dutch Governor of Malabar in India. These plants were lost in a flood in Jakarta, so a second shipment was sent in 1699. These plants flourished.
Source: “The World Atlas of Coffee” Second Edition, Author James Hoffmann.
Capital: Jakarta
Population: 276’000’000
Annual Production: 9.7 million 60kg Bags
Land under Coffee: 1’240’000 Hectares
Harvest: May – December
Coffee Varieties: Typica, TimTim, Ateng, Onan, Ganjang, S795, Robusta,
Tasting Profile: Very Heavy Body – Earthy, Woody – Low Acidic
Growing Altitude: High Grown / Strictly High Grown
(900 m – 1800 m / 3000 ft – 5900 ft)
Processing Method: Semi Dry (Pulped Natural, Honey Processed) / Semi Wet (Wet-Hulled)