Silent Tale of Wonosalam Coffee Farmers

The blooming of millions of flowers in the Wonosalam coffee plantation, arouses a feeling of passion, but also anxiety.

Kompas/Irma Tambunan

Business players and lovers of coffee from various regions gather to take part in a series of activities in the coffee tour themed “Coffee for Earth” in Carang Wulung village, Wonosalam district, Jombang regency, East Java, on Sunday (1/10). The local coffee, of the excelsa variety, was presented in a coffee cupping class.

The blooming of millions of flowers in the Wonosalam coffee plantation, Jombang regency, East Java, arouses a feeling of passion, but also anxiety. The flowers have not been blooming for very long, and the rains are getting more frequent, which often has farmers fearing that the flowers may fall to the ground.

“The first month is a critical period,” said Devi Faizah, 39, a coffee farmer in the people’s plantation of Wonosalam, Jombang, last October.