The COVID-19 pandemi has also added the highlands of Gayo in Aceh do not sort the spirit of the arabian coffee farmers in the area to continue to increase the production that the demand is back to increase in the International market.
Unsolicited, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemi trapped the amount of coffee export experienced a decrease. However, the demand for consumers in Singapore, Malaysia, the United States and several EU countries remains there even though the number of requests decreased.
The decline in demand in the national and international market does not sort farmers in the highlands of Gayo Central Aceh Regency to harvest, sunbath and sort the export quality coffee seeds even the selling price that continues to fall from Rp110 thousand to Rp60 thousand per kilogram.
Farmer harvested gayo arabian coffee in Takengon, Central Aceh, Aceh.
Petani harvests gayo arabian coffee in Takengon, Central Aceh, Aceh.
“We are sure that Gayo coffee remains a lot of its intent, although the price drops up to 50 percent, we will not let the coffee beans rot in the tree,†said Rina, one of the farmers encountered when harvesting coffee in his garden, Central Aceh, Aceh.
The local government is not handy. A variety of efforts continues to do to deliver the spirit and support of farmers in the highlands of Gayo. One of them by increasing promotions.
The Governor of Aceh Nova Iriansyah at the time still serves as a Job Execution (Plt) in a virtual meeting with the Wali City and Bupati on 20 July 2020 then said the Central Government did not stay silently see the conditions of farmers and the result of the refined Gayo coffee production due to the COVID-19 pandemi.
Petani harvests gayo arabian coffee in Takengon, Central Aceh, Aceh.
The newly harvested gayo arab coffee beans before the process of dissipation in Takengon, Central Aceh, Aceh.
Nova Iriansyah mentioned the Bakal government purchased Gayo coffee through the BUMN or private scheme. Home
Now the hope is still embedded in the heart of farmers, while waiting for banking parties can provide a business capital credit to the cooperative and coffee farmers.
Text and Photos: Irwansyah Son
Petani sunbathing gayo arabic coffee beans on the Sea Lakes of Offer, Takengon, Central Aceh, Aceh.
Petani sunbed gayo arabic coffee beans in Takengon, Central Aceh, Aceh.
The job chooses and sorts of gayo arabian coffee beans export quality in Takengon, Central Aceh, Aceh.
Work shows Gayo’s Arabica coffee beans export quality when sorting at Takengon, Central Aceh, Aceh.
The work of checking the Gayo coffee seeds when the frying process in Banda Aceh, Aceh.
The color enjoys the Gayo arabian coffee in Kutaraja Coffee Festival 2021di Banda Aceh, Aceh.
The color enjoys Gayo arabic coffee in one of the coffee stalls in Banda Aceh, Aceh.
Editor: Widodo
