Coffee Trees Saving Forests
Once labeled encroachers, farmers have voluntarily left the forest. They are now restoring land by planting coffee. Coffee is now not only about specialty taste but also environmental conservation.
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Two workers from PT Agro Tropik Nusantara collect coffee beans dried in the sun near Mount Kerinci, Kerinci regency, Jambi, on Thursday (25/1/2018). Climate change could affect coffee production in many regions.
Once labeled encroachers, farmers have voluntarily left the forest. They are now restoring land by planting coffee. Coffee is now not only about specialty taste but also environmental conservation.
Paidirman, 42, is no longer annoyed. His 5-year-old coffee tree produces 10 kilograms of red coffee fruit per year. By processing the fruit into coffee beans and selling them for Rp 25,000 per kg, Paidirman can earn Rp 135 million per year from his 1,800 coffee trees.