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...
not writing this like a tutorial, just honestly stuck on it. Parchment storage at farm level is turning into bigger risk during unstable rain periods i keep hearing strong opinions, almost none of...
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...
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...
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...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. Young family members care about coffee, but not always about staying on the farm on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise. one...
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...
Recently I have been discussing leaf rust prevention without heavy chemistry 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 using irrigation for lower-altitude arabica with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the whole...
throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. Shade management is becoming a market topic, not only agronomy topic forum talk makes it sound simple...
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...
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...
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...
Recently I have been discussing cherry buying transparency and useful farm data with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the...
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...
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...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. Water access is becoming the hidden cost behind quality promises on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise. one run looks...
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 variety naming confusion in green coffee trade 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...