Gayo Coffee

Gayo Coffee Gayo Gayo is a tribal name that inhabit this area. A majority of people living as farmers Gayo Coffee. Varieties of Arabica coffee species dominate developed by Gayo coffee farmers. Arabica coffee production resulting from the Gayo Land is the largest in Asia Coffee Gayo (Gayo Coffee) is one commodity that comes from the Gayo Highlands. Coffee plantations have been developed since 1908 is thriving in Regency Bener Meriah and Aceh Tengah. Both regions are located at an altitude of 1200 m above sea level has the largest coffee plantations in Indonesia, with a width of approximately 81,000 hectares. Each 42,000 ha in the Bener Meriah regency and the remaining 39,000 ha in Central Aceh Regency. Top dedication and cooperation in maintaining the quality of his Gayo Coffee, Union Gayo Organic Coffee Farmers (PPKO) in the Land Gayo has received the Fair Trade Certified ™ by the International Fair Trade Organization. Certification is increasingly steady the Kopi Gayo Organic Coffee as the best in the world. Coffee Bean Coffee Farmer in Gayo Highland Drying Coffee Cultivated In Traditional Organic coffee plantation owned by the people on the slopes of a steep hill, planted in intercropping with crops Lamtoro, oranges, and avocado as a shade plant and erosion prevention. The average age of coffee plants ranged 10 years, even many who are over 30 years. Arabica coffee plants are dominated by the type Ateng, East Timor and Jember. "Lamtoro good for coffee plants. Its roots help soil fertility and prevent erosion. If leaves are good for shade coffee plants, "said Swari, coffee farmers in Mount Elephant Timang Mulie Bener Meriah. "In addition to the shade, citrus and avocados in the piggy bank can make the coffee a bad season, and sold in local markets," he added. June to August was a bad season of coffee, and coffee production has dropped dramatically. "In a bad season, I can get 3 cans of grain (parchment) coffee in 15 days. But if fit harvest, can get 40 cans of grain in 15 days, "added Julmansyah which has approximately 2000 coffee trees 1 ha of land diluas hers. One can of coffee grain bamboo is equivalent to 10 or 11 kg of grain. Farmers generally use one bambo (1 bamboo = 1,1-1,2 kg) or cans. Normal harvest occurs in September and December each year. In January to May, farmers still harvest although the numbers are not for harvest. The price of coffee at the farmer level to follow the world price is pegged to the dollar. "When the crisis of 1997 - 1998, farmers here affluent - prosperous. At that time, each farmer could buy a train (motor-ed) for their children, "according to a peer Heri and Swari Julmansyah explained. Currently coffee prices ranged Rp.9.000-10.500/bambo coffee at the level of grain farmers. While the coffee beans in the collector reaches Rp. 18,000 to 19.500 / kg with 18% water content. Coffee cultivation is hereditary people. Following the model of the Dutch plantation, spacing between coffee plants about 2-3 feet, under the auspices of the distance between Lamtoro 10 meters. Growing cycle, plant distances closer Lamtoro to prevent erosion. And any copies stem hole which is about 0.5 meters (local farmers call it "wind hole"-ed) to mengkomposkan leaves, weeds and bark that have been rotten coffee, and even manure. "The hole is made in order to wind the compost that we make 'not run the water carried away, but stuck in the vent near the coffee plants that are more crooked underneath," explained Swari. "If there are mushrooms stems and stem borers, we usually cut stem disease of coffee. Weariness when coffee plants exposed to fungal root disease, farmers' not a choice but to pull it out and replace with new plants, "said Sumiran, farmer and coordinator of ICS (Internal Control System) PT. Indo Bonkawan in CafCo-Mulie Hill, Elephant Timang Bener Meriah district. Lots of animals that can be found in farmers' gardens. "In addition to birds, many found in civet, squirrels, labalaba, lizards, snakes, and monkeys. Pigs usually appear before dusk and at night. Pigs like to dig the ground under the coffee plants, sometimes making landslides. But some farmers are also pleased garden arrival pig, because it helps soil fertility, "added Sumiran. "The fruit is hollow inside black lice make coffee beans damaged and lost weight. This disease is difficult to overcome the farmers, "said Sumiran explain Fruit borers disease Coffee (PBKo) caused by the beetle (Hypothenemus hampei). From the observation in the field, there are some farmers who have started using traps (traps) are covered in red glue (containing insect sex hormone-pheromone) that beetles attracted and trapped into the tool. "Farmers let the fruit is hollow. Fruit is still red and quoted (pick-ed) like a ripe coffee fruit. Hollow fruit separated during washing after grinding grain. Typically, the fruit of the black hole would float when washed, then separated, "explained M. Salam, farmers in the village of Timang Bénara müde Elephant. During harvest, from morning until late afternoon sun-dried coffee beans filled the streets of the village and home pages or mosque. Farmers are left hanging without a covered coffee beans. They use a tarp to drying. While in the coffee gardens appear bustle of the coffee pickers and plantation owners to pick and transport fruit from the land of coffee. "It's hard to find workers during the coffee harvest, all the people busy with their respective garden," said M. Regard. People of Aceh Tengah and Bener Meriah will have at least 0.5 ha of coffee plantations, so during the day during harvest, farmers find difficult at home. From the Garden to the glass coffee The fruits are picked ripe coffee in the land. Sometimes on a steep hillside, with a lively coffee pickers move from one coffee bar to another bar. Fields of organic coffee in the hills are generally steep, is about 1-2 km from the township. Many kebunkebun can not be bypassed by the motor, so that farmers have to shoulder the coffee fruit to the nearest highway, then the carrier with the motor to the house. To separate the skin from the seeds of coffee, ground coffee first, almost every house in Gayo land has good coffee mill driven by a dynamo or human power. Once separated from the peel, coffee beans contain a lot of mucus, the coffee beans should be washed with water repeatedly until the mucus away. Then the coffee beans in drying for 1-2 days in the scorching heat until it reaches the water content of 18% -20% (grain). Once dry, then the coffee beans are roasted (fried without oil) and then crushed or ground up into powder until smooth. The bean is ready to be brewed and enjoyed. Robusta coffee caffeine levels two times higher compared to arabica coffee, but people prefer Indonesia Robusta coffee than Arabica coffee. Said coffee drinkers, it was more appropriate. Therefore the arabica coffee that is made for household consumption in Gayo land, usually mixed with robusta coffee. When coffee for export, farmers sell coffee beans (grain) to a collector who was in each village. Then the grain is dried again in the sun until the water content of 15-18%. Water yield of coffee is ready to be sold to a large collector for water-yield dried to less than 13 percent. Then the coffee beans in-Huller, the sorting and packaged for export ready. This coffee beans are further processed and ready to welcome you to drink in large cafes. (Organic / General P)