If your mental image of Bali is of exotic beaches and luxury resorts, Ban village on the slope of the island’s majestic Mount Agung feels a world apart from them. Most of its 9,000 villagers do not have high school diplomas. Many of the women did not finish primary school. Electricity only came to the […]
Cashew farm brings people and profits back to rural Bali
The EBC cashew farm in Bali’s Karangasem district. Photograph: East Bali Cashews The village of Ban in northeast Bali’s Karangasem district in Indonesia is an agricultural community that suffers from pervasive poverty. In addition to a scarcity of jobs, education levels are low among the 9,000 villagers; few achieve a high school diploma and many women […]
Indonesia: Cashew Nut Market Overview 2021
Cashew Nut Market Size in Indonesia In 2020, the Indonesian cashew nut market increased by X% to $X for the first time since 2017, thus ending a two-year declining trend. Overall, consumption saw mild growth. The pace of growth was the most pronounced in 2016 with an increase of X% against the previous year. Cashew […]