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market review<br />

Indonesian<br />

<strong>Ornamental</strong> Plant<br />

Products in the World Market<br />

Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago of<br />

more than 13,000 islands with a total coastline of<br />

81,000 kilometers. With a population of 190<br />

million, Indonesia is the world's fourth most<br />

populous nation after China, India and the United<br />

States.<br />

The country is in the process of accelerating the<br />

d e velopment o f i t s e c o n o my t h rough<br />

industrialization on the basis of self reliance,<br />

including rural economy. This will create<br />

employment opportunities and improve the<br />

welfare of millions of people living in the rural<br />

areas, as well as increase production quantitatively<br />

and qualitatively to meet the growing demand of<br />

the rapidly expanding population. This will offer<br />

strong investment opportunities especially <strong>for</strong><br />

floriculture and other horticultural crops.<br />

<strong>Ornamental</strong> horticulture, especially cut flower<br />

production has sprouted from cultural and hobby<br />

based activities into a lively and prospective<br />

business. Current government ef<strong>for</strong>ts to monitor<br />

the domestic and global demand and production<br />

has provided sufficient evidence that the cut<br />

flower industry could contribute substantially to<br />

4<br />

EXPORTNEWS INDONESIA DJPEN/MJL/XXI/09/2011

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