Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Mango Export from Indonesia: Insights from Stakeholder Interviews

Authors

Adhitya Marendra Kiloes, School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, The University of Queensland, Australia and National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), IndonesiaFollow
Daryl Joyce, Horticulture and Forestry Science, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, AustraliaFollow
Ammar Abdul Aziz, School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, The University of Queensland, AustraliaFollow

Abstract

Despite being one of the world’s primary producers, Indonesia faces challenges in increasing mango exports. The government has been promoting mango exports to boost economic growth in the agricultural sector. The purpose of this study is to identify opportunities and challenges that are associated with increasing mango exports from Indonesia. We conducted a qualitative assessment through in-depth interviews with 20 Indonesian mango exporters and government officials, to identify opportunities and challenges associated with increasing mango exports from Indonesia. Our findings reveal that the physical qualities demanded by export markets do not significantly differ from those required by modern domestic markets. We also found that despite global mango markets typically favouring red and yellow mango, there is potential for Harumanis, a sweet green mango variety primarily grown in Indonesia, to be exported to East Asia and several Eastern European countries, which also do not require strict non-physical requirements for imported mangoes. However, the shortage of export-quality mangoes from the on-farm level hinders this effort, together with the lack of advanced postharvest and logistics management, and the absence of quality certification. We recommend to improving physical quality and meeting non-physical requirements, such as certification, at every level of the mango industry value chain.

Keywords

challenges, in-depth interviews, Indonesian mango export, opportunities, qualitative analysis

Author Bio(s)

Adhitya Marendra Kiloes is a researcher at the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional-BRIN in Bahasa Indonesia). He got his PhD at the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, University of Queensland, Australia. Adhitya's research interests are agribusiness, agricultural marketing, and systems thinking in value chain analysis. Please direct correspondence to adhi015@brin.go.id

Daryl Joyce is Principal Horticulturist at the Queensland's Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. He is also an Honorary Professor at the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, University of Queensland, Australia. His expertise is in horticulture crops management and postharvest. Please direct correspondence to d.joyce@uq.edu.au

Ammar Abdul Aziz is an Associate Professor and Director of High Degree Research at the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, University of Queensland, Australia. His expertise is in agribusiness, sustainable agriculture, and remote sensing and spatial analysis. Please direct correspondence to a.abdulaziz@uq.edu.au

Publication Date

3-12-2024

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2024.6343

Recommended APA Citation

Kiloes, A., Joyce, D., & Abdul Aziz, A. (2024). Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Mango Export from Indonesia: Insights from Stakeholder Interviews. The Qualitative Report, 29(3), 811-830. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2024.6343

ORCID ID

0000-0002-8100-776X

ResearcherID

DWX-1199-2022