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Yogyakarta develops coffee plantation

Residents of Sidoharjo village, Kulon Progo district, Yogyakarta, are developing a 37-hectare coffee plantation in the Menoreh hills, about 45 kilometers north of Yogyakarta city

The Jakarta Post
Jakarta
Tue, September 2, 2014

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esidents of Sidoharjo village, Kulon Progo district, Yogyakarta, are developing a 37-hectare coffee plantation in the Menoreh hills, about 45 kilometers north of Yogyakarta city.

'€œIn Sidoharjo village, there is a 37-hectare coffee plantation. It is developing rapidly,'€ head of farmers group Suradio said on Monday.

In addition to the coffee plantation, there are farming lands and forests spread over 143 hectares. Suradio added that there was potential for the development of coffee agro-tourism.

'€œThe coffee plantations are located in three areas in the Samigaluh sub-district. One of them can be seen on the way to Sidoharjo waterfall,'€ he added.

The manager of Sidoharjo tourism village, Alfiah, said that the development of coffee agro-tourism was being combined with mountain tourism, Antara reported.

Sidoharjo also has natural tourist spots such as waterfalls and Watu Jonggol, the habitat of the long-tailed macaque.

 

 

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