Promoting the Taste of Amstirdam Coffee

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Listadi, 62, a farmer from Amadanom village in Dampit district, Malang regency, East Java, shows Robusta coffee beans still on the plant on Wednesday (26/7). Dampit is one of Malang’s coffee producing areas, known for the popular Dampit or Amstirdam coffee.

Coffee farmers in Amadanom village of Dampit district, Malang regency, East Java, are busy with a tourism project. They are developing an ecotourism destination called Coffee Kampong, with their coffee plantations as the main attraction.Their goal is to promote a flavorful local coffee variety called Amstirdam.

On Wednesday afternoon, several workers were completing the construction of a mushalla (small prayer room) and toilets to the rear of a coffee plantation owned by Katiran, 67, in South Amadanom village. After several months of work, the Coffee Kampong ecotourism site is taking shape.