Kopi aceh

kopi Aceh certainly shy to claim to be a lover of coffee. Aceh Coffee is not just one of the favorites of Nusantara coffee lovers but is also very much admired by Coffee Lover around the world. Aceh coffee has become Indonesia's care in terms of production and quality excellence. Reasons Around 40 percent Arabica coffee premium level of coffee harvesting in Indonesia is Aceh's expenditure. The smallholder production in Aceh in 2010 reached 50,774 tons. Every year coffee production in Indonesia reaches an average of 600 thousand tons and more than 80 percent of coffee beans are produced from all Indonesian plantations.

Coffee cultivation in Aceh was massively started during the reign of the Dutch government in Tanah Gayo in 1904. At that time, the Central Aceh region or now known as Bener Meriah Regency was used as a Nordkus Atjeh afdeeling which was capitalized in Sigli. One of the focus of the Dutch Government at that time was the development of the plantation sector including the coffee plantation in Tanah Gayo which was located at 1,000 - 1,700 m above sea level. In 1972, Central Aceh District (Bener Meriah District) was listed as the largest producer of coffee compared to other districts in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province with a total area of ​​19,962 ha.