Indonesia has long been known as one of the best quality coffee manufacturers. Based on the data of the last two-year Industrial Ministry, Indonesia is able to produce coffee beans by 685 thousand tons or 8,9 percent of the world coffee production with a composition of 76,7 percent of softa coffee and 23,3 percent of arabic coffee.
The plantation and coffee processing is currently spread across many regions in Indonesia, one of which is in Semarang. In the district there is an area of about 400 hectares in Bawen, Semarang Regency, belonging to PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) IX planted a glass coffee plant. In the year the garden average experienced a harvest period throughout July-November.
Each harvest season hundreds of workers originating from areas around the garden picking coffee beans. Next, wet coffee seeds are processed into roasted coffee beans and coffee powders in PTPN IX's factory located in Banaran, Semarang.
With neat lined, workers walk towards the dots of coffee fruit picking.
The fruits that have been cooked into priority to pick up.
Established since 1911, Banaran Coffee Plant continues to survive one of the typical quality coffee supplier of Nusantara. Originally the factory only produces roasted coffee beans, but now also develops its production also become premium powder coffee beverage in packaging to be more attractive market.
By using the early output old machines in 1900s, Banaran Coffee Plants including being the flagship of PTPN IX which each day produces 35,60 tons per day. The production results are also for export markets to Italy, Japan, Taiwan and Hongkong.
Photo and Text: Aditya Pradana Putra
The production is picked,the coffee fruits are sorted by workers according to the required quality level.
Dry coffee beans sorting process takes place at one of the corners of Banaran Coffee Plant
Dry coffee beans sorting process takes place at one corner of Banaran Coffee Plant.
Dry coffee beans sorting process takes place at one of the corners of Banaran Coffee Factory.
The coffee plant that has been separated from the skin and the next fruit meat is dried in a special room.
The drying of coffee beans is carried out by two officers.
The process of coffee fruit to be taken the seeds lasting in one corner of the factory.
The poultry conducts the process of baking coffee beans.
To maintain the quality of its production, the quality control is carried out on the solution of the powdered results of coffee beans that have been baked and grinded.
The coffee powder of processed results is packed into cardboard to be more attractive when marketed.
