Jakarta – The coffee commodity in Indonesia is increasingly trendy. Moreover, the coffee shop business is mushrooming in Indonesia. The farmers are starting to become enthusiastic about working on coffee land again.
Like in Doesoen Sirap, Semarang. Nearly 80% of this village is coffee farmers. While the rest are traders and laborers. They manage 35 hectares of coffee plantations, both robusta and arabica.
The head of the Rahayu Empat Village Farmers Group, Ngadiyanto Subdistrict, said that this village can produce 1,200 tonnes of coffee beans per year.
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“Last year the weather was good, so it could reach 1,200 tonnes,” said Ngadiyanto in his statement.
Interestingly, these coffee beans are exported to Japan, South Korea, China and Arabia. The product is exported through the exporter PT Taman Delta Indonesia. Of the total coffee beans produced, 25% is exported and the rest is sold domestically in the form of coffee beans, ground coffee and brewed coffee drink products for visiting tourists.
Meanwhile, the coffee products are also starting to be purchased by distributors who are absorbed by local coffee shops. Moreover, currently the coffee shop business is mushrooming in Indonesia.
Sirap Village has indeed become a tourist area. This village receives assistance from BCA to develop its tourism potential. Apart from the location being neatly arranged, local residents also receive training to manage the area as a tourist attraction.
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