Indonesian cocoa plantations experienced rapid development since the early 1980s and in 2002, the Indonesian cocoa plantation area of 914 051 ha of which was recorded mostly (87.4%) managed by the people and the remaining 6.0% of the country and large estates 6.7 % large private estates. Cocoa crops are mostly cultivated cocoa types with the main production center is in South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi and Central Sulawesi. Besides, it also cultivated by the noble cocoa plantation types of countries in East Java and Central Java.
The success of the expansion of these areas has contributed significantly to increasing the market share of Indonesian cocoa cocoa in the world arena. Indonesia succeeded in placing itself as the world’s second largest cocoa producer after Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) in 2002, although again slipped into third place by Ghana in 2003. Tergesernya Indonesia’s position is one of them caused by increasing mengganasnya PBK pests. In addition, the Indonesian cocoa are faced with several problems, among others: the quality of products is still low and still not optimal development of downstream products of cocoa. This becomes a challenge as well as opportunities for investors to develop business and achieve greater value added from agro kakao.Indonesia real potential to become a major world cocoa producers, if the main problems faced by cocoa estates can be overcome and agribusiness developed and managed cacao well. Indonesia still has considerable potential land for cocoa development that is more than 6.2 million ha, mainly in Irian Jaya, East Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku and Southeast Sulawesi INVESTOR. Besides the garden that has been built still more likely to be increased productivity because the productivity of the average current of less than 50% potential. On the other side of the world cocoa situation the last few years often have a deficit, so that world cocoa prices stable at a high level. This condition is a good opportunity to get exploited. Efforts to increase cocoa production stratigis significance because the export market of Indonesian cocoa beans are still very open and the domestic market is still untapped.