coffee aceh number one in the world

the country has many types of coffee spread throughout the region. Coffee in every area has a distinctive flavor. One of them is Gayo coffee originating from Aceh.

Gayo Coffee, in addition to famous in its own country, is also known by coffee lovers abroad, especially in the European Union.

In Aceh itself, Gayo coffee is mostly grown in the highlands. There are three areas that became the center of Gayo coffee, namely Central Aceh District, Bener Meriah and Gayo Lues.

The three regions have 60 varieties and cultivated variety of Gayo coffee. However, from many varieties, two of them are taken to be developed, namely varieties Gayo 1 and Gayo 2. Development of these two varieties is a suggestion from the Ministry of Agriculture because both are considered to have good quality.

Two varieties are recommended varieties from the Ministry of Agriculture that have been tested from the quality and productivity," said Iwan, a coffee researcher from Aceh.

the main characteristic of Gayo 1 variety is high and sturdy growth, dark green leaf color, pale brown pupus, young green clean fruit, brightly colored ripe fruit, slightly elongated fruit shape, slightly dulled tip, less ripe fruit simultaneously, more tolerant to leaf rust disease and the quality of physical and brewing quality is very good.

While the phylogenetic origin of Gayo 1 is not known for certain. However, from the details of plant monology, leaf shape, size of flowers and fruit dompolan with segments (internodia) long allegedly derived from the population of East Timorese arabusta coffee.

Arabusta East Timor is a natural cross between arabica coffee and robusta coffee that occurs in East Timor.

In 1979-1980s, this variety was developed throughout the arabica coffee development area in Indonesia through the Project of Rejuvenation, Rehabilitation and Expansion of Export Crops (PRPTE), including the Gayo Highlands.

Since the breakthrough of the resistance of Catimor Jaluk Variety to leaf rust disease, in the early 2000s, many farmers turned to develop a dense East Timorese varieties and more resistant to leaf rust disease, then use it as a source of seed.

According to Iwan, Gayo 1 comes from the population breeding, which is the selection of a population of East Timorese varieties or known as Hibrido de Timor (HdT). This variety was chosen by two staff from Puslitkoka Jember with incorrect procedures.

However, the error of the procedure is not deliberate. Because, at that time, in the late 1970s, not much information was obtained about new varieties of Gayo coffee.

"As a result commonplace if in the gardens of developers in Gayo land, there is a very high inhomogeneity (not varied), so be selected to Gayo 1 which has better homogeneity,




this gayo coffee price can reach 3 million rupiah 1kg, and this is a very good price for coffee farmers,