From Borneo to Global:
Sharing Authentic Flavors Rooted in Heritage
From Borneo to Global:
Sharing Authentic Flavors Rooted in Heritage
A Glimpse of Kalara Borneo
Kalara Borneo is a brand from a social enterprise focused on processing non-timber forest products from Borneo island into high-quality goods. Kalara Borneo works directly with local indigenous people and farmers to develop the potential of non-timber forest products from the tropical rainforests and peat swamp forests in West Borneo. Kalara Borneo's presence is intended to serve as a platform for creating value-added downstream products within the upstream-downstream supply chain. Kalara Borneo has launched several authentic products that allow consumers to explore the exotic flavours of Borneo, Indonesia
Mission Statement
Creating access market that is closer to local communities and becoming a bridge to market the products to international markets.
Preserving local tradition through high value processed products from Borneo’s natural resources.
Fair trade and enviromental - based business partnership to improving the local community’s economy.
Advancing healthy products through R&D and superfood-based innovation.
Empowering Borneo's Value Chain with
Sustainable B2B Solutions
Cacao and Maram Fruit
Focusing on two non-timber forest products from Kalimantan, namely Cacao in tropical rainforests and Maram in peat swamps. Utilizing existing land for cacao intercropped in the middle of monoculture rubber plantations and maximizing maram fruit that bears fruit abundantly throughout the year. Contributing to the transition of monoculture plantations to agroforestry, contributing to preventing land conversion, and contributing to reducing the percentage of deforestation.
Borneo local commodity processing and B2B distribution channel
Processing non-timber forest products from Kalimantan into high-value downstream products. Becoming a supplier and distributing products to B2B partners such as hotels, restaurants, cafes, resellers, or other forms of partnership.
Quantity and quality control of commodities
Purchase of farmer commodity production results without minimum quantity (MoQ) to accommodate small-scale harvests by smallholder farmers. Provide services for quality testing of fermented cacao beans, grading, sorting, and other quality standardization. Quality standards can be adjusted to buyer requests for both commercial and artisan markets.
Good agriculture practice and post-harvest
Providing consulting services for seedling, cultivation, good agriculture practice (GAP), and post-harvest for individuals, farmer groups and various organizations. Assisting in designing and implementing standard operating procedures (SOP) to improve the quality and consistency of production quantity and quality.
Founder of Kalara Borneo
Yohana Tamara, known as Ara, is a Dayak woman from West Kalimantan, Indonesia. She is a value chain expert and social entrepreneur with over seven years of experience in regenerative agriculture, climate resilience, and rural community development. Her work involves building partnerships with farmers, indigenous communities, women’s groups, cooperatives, NGOs, government agencies, private sectors, and international organizations. Deeply rooted in her culture and environment, Ara is driven by a mission to elevate Borneo’s local commodities to the global market through inclusive and sustainable business models.
Ara earned a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Swinburne University, Malaysia, and later completed an MSc in Entrepreneurship at the University of Liverpool, England, specializing in social enterprise. She brings hands-on expertise in product development, particularly in innovating with non-timber forest products to enhance value across the supply chain. Through Kalara Borneo, she connects local production with global demand, delivering a credible, impact focused enterprise built on local trust, strong business capability, and long term growth potential.
Our Team
Phone: +62 815-2868-8810
Email: admin@kalaraborneo.com
Address: Pontianak, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia, 78124
A Glimpse of Kalara Borneo
Kalara Borneo is a brand from a social enterprise focused on processing non-timber forest products from Borneo island into high-quality goods. Kalara Borneo works directly with local indigenous people and farmers to develop the potential of non-timber forest products from the tropical rainforests and peat swamp forests in West Borneo. Kalara Borneo's presence is intended to serve as a platform for creating value-added downstream products within the upstream-downstream supply chain. Kalara Borneo has launched several authentic products that allow consumers to explore the exotic flavours of Borneo, Indonesia
Mission Statement
Preserving local tradition through high value processed products from Borneo’s natural resources.
Creating access market that is closer to local communities and becoming a bridge to market the products to international markets.
Fair trade and enviromental - based business partnership to improving the local community’s economy.
Advancing healthy products through R&D and superfood-based innovation.
Empowering Borneo's Value Chain with
Sustainable B2B Solutions
Cacao and Maram Fruit
Focusing on two non-timber forest products from Kalimantan, namely Cacao in tropical rainforests and Maram in peat swamps. Utilizing existing land for cacao intercropped in the middle of monoculture rubber plantations and maximizing maram fruit that bears fruit abundantly throughout the year. Contributing to the transition of monoculture plantations to agroforestry, contributing to preventing land conversion, and contributing to reducing the percentage of deforestation.
Borneo local commodity processing and B2B distribution channel
Processing non-timber forest products from Kalimantan into high-value downstream products. Becoming a supplier and distributing products to B2B partners such as hotels, restaurants, cafes, resellers, or other forms of partnership.
Quantity and quality control of commodities
Purchase of farmer commodity production results without minimum quantity (MoQ) to accommodate small-scale harvests by smallholder farmers. Provide services for quality testing of fermented cacao beans, grading, sorting, and other quality standardization. Quality standards can be adjusted to buyer requests for both commercial and artisan markets.
Good agriculture practice and post-harvest
Providing consulting services for seedling, cultivation, good agriculture practice (GAP), and post-harvest for individuals, farmer groups and various organizations. Assisting in designing and implementing standard operating procedures (SOP) to improve the quality and consistency of production quantity and quality.
Founder of Kalara Borneo
Yohana Tamara, known as Ara, is a Dayak woman from West Kalimantan, Indonesia. She is a value chain expert and social entrepreneur with over seven years of experience in regenerative agriculture, climate resilience, and rural community development. Her work involves building partnerships with farmers, indigenous communities, women’s groups, cooperatives, NGOs, government agencies, private sectors, and international organizations. Deeply rooted in her culture and environment, Ara is driven by a mission to elevate Borneo’s local commodities to the global market through inclusive and sustainable business models.
Ara earned a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Swinburne University, Malaysia, and later completed an MSc in Entrepreneurship at the University of Liverpool, England, specializing in social enterprise. She brings hands-on expertise in product development, particularly in innovating with non-timber forest products to enhance value across the supply chain. Through Kalara Borneo, she connects local production with global demand, delivering a credible, impact focused enterprise built on local trust, strong business capability, and long term growth potential.
Our Team
Phone: +62 815-2868-8810
Email: admin@kalaraborneo.com
Address: Pontianak, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia, 78124