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The palm oil production has experienced rapid growth for recent decades and has the potential to generate significant economic and social development in rural areas of Indonesia. The majority of palm oil production (80%) is situated on Sumatra island. Converting smallholder agriculture into a dynamic sector helps to increase the efficiency of rural economy through demand growth in other sectors. Unfortunately, there are numerous problems and constraints that smallholders face while striving to maximize their poten...

Coffee is a well-known commodity with an extensive value chain. Recently, consumers started to explore the disproportion in money allocation. While farmers receive only minimal price for their product, gains go up to the top players. This is evident for Indonesia, which nowadays belongs to the top global coffee producers. Particularly region of North Sumatra is region with unique, world-known, coffee brands such as Lintong and Mandheling coffee brands. Thus, the aim of our survey was to analyze the situation of th...