Agribusiness In Central Sulawesi

A farmer gouge coconut seeds to make copra in Sibedi Village, Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia on January 25, 2021. Farmers in the region are reselling their coconuts in the form of copra after the copra price has risen again from IDR 3,500 to an average of IDR 11,400 per kilogram since the beginning of 2021. Previously, farmers sold their coconut in the form of raw seeds because the price was more profitable for Rp3,500 per seed. Indonesia is one of the world's coconut producing countries. Most of the coconut is used to support domestic production, especially coconut oil. In the last decade, the role of coconut has been displaced by the massively cultivated oil palm because it has a higher economic value. Even so, the massive exploitation of oil palm has drawn protests from environmental agencies because it is considered less friendly to environmental sustainability and tends to marginalize local communities. (Photo by Basri Marzuki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)