sudah 3 tahun convert sebagian kebun ke sistem agroforestry. tanam beberapa pohon naungan campuran di antara kopi, sebagian sengon dan beberapa pohon buah di pinggiran petak, pisang di beberapa...
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...
Ada satu hal yang cukup ironis di industri kopi sekarang. Di hilir, kita sering lihat harga kopi naik, bahkan jadi "premium". Tapi di hulu, banyak farmer yang justru masih struggle. Cost naik terus...
Recently I have been discussing smallholder data collection without overloading farmers with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes...
I grow arabica in Doi Chaang area at around 1100-1200m altitude. for three years I practice honey process, same protocol: remove cherry skin with pulper, keep some mucilage on bean surface, dry on...
Harga green bean sekarang lagi aneh banget. Tahun 2025 sempat tinggi banget, bahkan banyak yang bilang ini momentum bagus buat farmer. Tapi masuk 2026 malah jadi naik turun gak jelas, kadang naik...
Lagi sering kepikiran soal experimental processing. Anaerobic, co-fermentation, thermal shock ? beberapa tahun terakhir ini naiknya gila banget, hampir semua roaster pasti pernah pegang atau minimal...
My confusion with long-term contracts with coffee farms is that the idea makes sense on paper, but practical execution looks much less clean. The more I ask around, the more I hear opposite...
Recently I have been discussing harvest labor shortage in coffee farming with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the whole...
Recently I have been discussing fine robusta as a real category for serious farms with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the...
I want to hear real field experience about shared processing centers versus individual farm processing. In theory it sounds useful, but inside daily work it also looks like one more variable to...
I want to hear real field experience about farm readiness for geolocation traceability rules. In theory it sounds useful, but inside daily work it also looks like one more variable to control. Some...
My confusion with working with village collectors in the coffee chain is that the idea makes sense on paper, but practical execution looks much less clean. The more I ask around, the more I hear...
My confusion with financing tree renovation on coffee farms is that the idea makes sense on paper, but practical execution looks much less clean. The more I ask around, the more I hear opposite...
Recently I have been discussing trusting moisture meter readings at farm gate with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the whole...
I want to hear real field experience about buying first-harvest micro-lots from new farms. In theory it sounds useful, but inside daily work it also looks like one more variable to control. Some...
I want to hear real field experience about selling better lots to export versus local premium market. In theory it sounds useful, but inside daily work it also looks like one more variable to...
My confusion with intercropping around coffee trees is that the idea makes sense on paper, but practical execution looks much less clean. The more I ask around, the more I hear opposite conclusions...
My confusion with fermentation education at farm level is that the idea makes sense on paper, but practical execution looks much less clean. The more I ask around, the more I hear opposite...