Cardamom, the Highest-Producing Biopharmaceutical Plant in West Java in 2020

Biopharmaceutical plants are plants that are beneficial for medicines, cosmetics, and health, consumed from parts of the plants, such as leaves, stems, flowers, fruits, tubers (rhizomes), or roots.

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that cardamom is the most widely produced type of biopharmaceutical plant in West Java, reaching 58.25 million kg in 2020. This figure increased by 29.11% from the previous year, which was 45.11 million kg.

Ginger followed with a production of 34.91 million kg. Then, turmeric and morinda production in West Java were recorded at 16.9 million kg and 15.6 million kg, respectively. Meanwhile, the biopharmaceutical plant with the lowest production was dringo at only 1.75 thousand kg.

The three regencies/cities with the largest cardamom production are Cianjur Regency with a contribution of 36.55% (21.3 thousand tons) to the province's total production. This is followed by Tasikmalaya Regency with a contribution of 26.8% (15.6 thousand tons).

Meanwhile, the largest ginger-producing area in West Java is Garut Regency with a production of 10.83 thousand tons or 31.03% of the province's total ginger production.

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