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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
tahun lalu kehilangan hampir 35% dari proyeksi karena serangan Karat Daun yang terlambat ketangkep. awalnya pikir cuma spot kecil di beberapa pohon, ternyata sudah nyebar ke sebagian besar petak...
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...
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...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. More farms want direct relationships, fewer want the admin load that comes with them on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise...
throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. Carbon-footprint questions are starting to change fertilizer conversations on the ground forum talk...
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...
Belakangan ini makin kebukti kalau climate change itu bukan lagi isu teori, tapi sudah kejadian langsung di kebun. Banyak origin yang dulu stabil sekarang mulai "geser" musim panen berubah, cuaca...
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...
not writing this like a tutorial, just honestly stuck on it. Farm renovation plans keep stalling because the next two harvests feel too risky i keep hearing strong opinions, almost none of them...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
I want to hear real field experience about raised beds versus patio drying on small farms. In theory it sounds useful, but inside daily work it also looks like one more variable to control. Some...