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HIGHLIGHTS
Sumatra is the largest producer of Indonesian coffee, growing Arabica in the highlands and Robusta in the lowlands.
Adding value to coffee fields with agroforestry plantations, improving ecosystem conditions and ensuring long-term quality.
Promoting communities’ self-sufficiency by planting species with economic value for farmers.
Location
Aceh, North Sumatra and Lampung provinces in Sumatra, IndonesiaType
Agroforestry and reforestation
Local partner
KBQ Baburrayyan cooperative, Louis Dreyfus CommoditiesParticipants
701 farmers engagedAchievements
933,000 trees plantedsupply chain
CoffeeLocal partner
Baburrayan Coop (KBQB) in Aceh:
– Fair Trade & Organic certified cooperative was created in 2002 to help create stable market access for its members and revive the coffee industry after the civil war
– Gathers small-scale coffee farmers who grow Gayo Highlands coffee (Arabica) on the hillsides surrounding the town of Takengon
Groups of coffee farmers in Lampung and North Sumatra
– Several groups of small-scale coffee farmers growing Arabica (North Sumatra) and Robusta (Lampung) coffee
Plantation models
Species planted

Apokat – Persea Americana

Duku – Lansium parasiticum

Durian – Durio Zibethinus

Petai – Parkia speciosa
participants
The participants are small-scale farmers having 100% of their land under coffee, they are very dependent on coffee production and its price.
The average surface area they own is 1 ha. They are very poor families below the poverty line, relying on coffee production and self-sufficiency for food.