Dulu robusta sering dipandang sebelah mata. Tapi sekarang mulai banyak yang ngomong: "robusta is the future". Alasannya masuk akal lebih tahan panas, lebih kuat terhadap penyakit, dan lebih stabil...
Satu isu yang mungkin gak terlalu sering dibahas, tapi dampaknya besar: makin sedikit generasi muda yang mau masuk ke dunia farming. Banyak kebun yang sekarang masih jalan karena generasi lama, tapi...
sudah bertahun-tahun saya dengar cerita yang sama dari sesama petani di daerah saya. biaya pupuk naik, upah petik naik, biaya transport naik. tapi harga cherry yang dijual ke pengepul hampir tidak...
gue lagi riset soal ini dan datanya lumayan bikin tidak nyaman. laporan SCA 2019 soal coffee and climate change bilang sampai 50% area suitable arabica global bisa hilang sebelum 2050 di skenario...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. Export-style traceability is starting to shape farm routines much earlier on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise. one run...
Teknologi di dunia farming sekarang mulai masuk ke level yang dulu kayaknya gak kepikiran. Ada yang pakai sensor untuk monitor tanah, drone untuk mapping kebun, bahkan AI untuk prediksi hasil panen...
udah beberapa tahun gue denger "direct trade" dipakai sebagai selling point roaster. preminya beneran lebih tinggi, relasi roaster-petani lebih dekat, petani dapat harga layak. konsepnya bagus. tapi...
gue lagi coba mapping ulang supply chain kopi dari petani ke roaster akhir dan angkanya bikin kepala pusing. rata-rata ada 6-8 tangan yang pegang kopi sebelum sampai ke roaster. petani ke pengepul...
lagi riset soal ini dan nemu beberapa nama yang sering disebut di literatur luar tapi jarang dibahas di forum Indonesia. Catimor itu hasil cross Caturra x Timor Hybrid. Timor Hybrid sendiri itu cross...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. Premium buyers want variety purity, while local reality is often mixed blocks on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise. one run...
not writing this like a tutorial, just honestly stuck on it. Family farms want better records, but smartphone habits still vary a lot in the field i keep hearing strong opinions, almost none of them...
gue lagi baca data ICO 2023/2024 dan cukup bikin mikir. share robusta di produksi kopi global udah naik dari sekitar 30% di tahun 1990-an jadi 43% sekarang. arabica masih mayoritas tapi tren-nya...
throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. Regenerative farming language is everywhere now, but field definitions still move forum talk makes it...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. Climate swings are making picking windows shorter and more expensive on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise. one run looks...
sudah dua musim berturut-turut angka proyeksi panen dari dinas dan dari model yang saya pakai sendiri meleset jauh dari aktual. satu kali meleset 20% lebih rendah dari proyeksi, satu kali 30% lebih...
I am from the Philippines and in the last months I tried two Indonesian single origin coffees that made me curious to explore more. First was Aceh Gayo from a local roaster here in Manila. heavier...
not writing this like a tutorial, just honestly stuck on it. Cherry rejection standards are getting tighter while labor stays scarce i keep hearing strong opinions, almost none of them survive every...
throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. Buyers say they want long-term partnership, then switch fast on small price gaps forum talk makes it...
throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. Drying infrastructure is now part of market positioning, not just processing detail forum talk makes it...
Beberapa waktu terakhir banyak roaster mulai ngerasain hal yang sama: supply makin gak bisa diprediksi. Kadang barang telat, kadang kualitas batch beda jauh, kadang harga berubah cepat. Jadi planning...