Kepahiang Regency to manage and optimize the cultivation of sengon trees, dragon fruits and the production of luwak (civet cat) coffee. A variety of agricultural products such as coffee, tea, corn, dragon fruits, manioc, pepper, oil- and coconut palms, pecan nuts, taro (talas), cloves and range of fruits for instance are cultivated in Kepahiang. Sengon is the primary forest product. This is a partial list of locally available products. In 2009 coffee was grown on an area of 24,017 ha whereas a total number of 16,060 tons were harvested. The cultivated area increased in 2011 to 24,928 ha. Farmers grow both types
Banded palm civet of white above and below each eye, and the muzzle is darker than the rest of the face. Though it lives in the forests, it spends much of its time on the ground. Banded palm civet The banded palm civet ("Hemigalus derbyanus"), also called the banded civet, is a civet found in the Sundaic region and occurs in peninsular Myanmar, peninsular Malaysia, peninsular Thailand and in Indonesia on the islands of Sipura, Sumatra and Borneo. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List because of its large geographic and elevation range and tolerance to some habitat disturbance.