Jakarta –
Coffee beans from Indonesia have been sold and served into a cup of espresso or cappuccino in many countries, including in the city of Melbourne which is famous for its ‘coffee’ culture.
Australia has been recognized by the world as one of the best countries in serving coffee, although it still relies on coffee-producing countries to drive their coffee industry.
Indonesia became one of the largest coffee exporters to Australia from the Asia Pacific region, ranked 3rd after Vietnam and India.
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Since 2018, The Little Man Cafe in Melbourne serves 100 percent coffee from Indonesia. (Private collection)
“There are other things such as fluctuations in the prices of coffee, pests, and diseases which are also important problems for farmers,” Jarrod told Natasya Salim from ABC News.
The farmers’ health problems mentioned by Jarrod were also recognized by Sri.
“The main obstacle is in natural conditions. Our hills are high so that accidents often occur in the garden,” he said.
“The temperature is also very cold, so there are diseases that can attack the lungs, such as bronchitis or tuberculosis, because while smoking too, so it’s not healthy,” he said again.
“Not to mention if you use chemicals and do not use safety protective equipment, you can [terserang] stroke suddenly.”
Sri hopes that there will be more opportunities to educate coffee farmers for their welfare.
“The awareness that I really want to share, but I am only able to scale a small scale, namely the people closest to me. To be further, the government should be.”
Check out other news at ABC Indonesia.
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