Tea Plantation in West Java

A higher scene in a tea plantation of West Java, Indonesia.

Tea is one of plantation commodities produced in tropical countries such Indonesia. Some parts of premium tea are exported while the lower grade are marketed in domestic area.

A tea plantation in Bogor of West Java is operated both for tea production and tourism. Ask your travel agency if there any tour packages to the tea plantation area. From Jakarta, it's take around 1-2 hours by land transport.

Waiting for plating season

A dried paddy field. Farmers are waiting planting season while their paddyfield dried and abondaned.

Deforestation, oil palm plantation picture

A nice view of oil palm plantation in Aceh.
In recent years, oil palm plantation has been accussed for high deforestation rate in Indonesia.
In fact, the size of rainforests area of Indonesia is decreasing, contrary to oil palm plantation that wider and wider.

More about deforestation information:
Interaction effects between economic development and forest cover determine deforestation rates [An article from: Global Environmental Change]

Landscape picture of Nagan Raya, Aceh

This scene was taken in a village of Nagan Raya  Distric of Aceh. The district has resources to provide abundant rice while many families also generate income from rubber and cacao. The districts  located in the Leuser ecosystem buffer area. I note that agriculture economy moves the district to appropriate development strategy, reducing poverty and tackling forest crime.