BLITAR, Indonesia -- Indonesian coffee growers are warning that harvests are declining while domestic consumption is edging up, threatening to turn the exporting nation into a net importer over the next few years.
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Indonesia risks becoming a net coffee importer as harvests fall
Rising popularity of local coffee shops boosts consumption at home
Workers sort beans at the Kawisari coffee plantation in the East Java town of Blitar, Indonesia. An aging agricultural workforce is a factor behind the declining productivity of coffee plantations. (Photo by Belinda Yohana)
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