Gayo's Land Proverb says, "Uet nome turah kona kupi gayo. Kegere ngupi gere muke emikiren te"
A friend of Land Gayo interpreted, after awake we had to drink gayo coffee. With drinking coffee thought to be open.
Yes, this story starts highland Land Gayo, Central Aceh. Placed coffee plantations with Arabica variants, at an altitude of 1,200 meters above sea level.
Coffee that is born with savory, strong level of viscosity and present with this fragrant aroma, has now been successfully sent to go international.
Over the past decades, the world knows expensive and quality coffee from Indonesia, with the name Kopi Luwak. Now, Kopi Gayo has already gone into the top of the coffee sought by the world's fans.
Actually, his name does not just soar in the international arena. In line with the mushrooming of the coffee shop in the country, local fans are no less.
To divulge Kopi Gayo in the international market, the government registered it to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). A world organization, engaged in intellectual property.
Gayo Coffee which has been registered in WIPO, makes this commodities from Aceh is recognized as an authentic Indonesian product by the whole world.
Gayo is registered on January 26, 2016. After going through the publication period, finally Gayo Coffee is listed as the first Indonesian geographical indication (IG) product that is protected by the European Union on May 23, 2017.
Long before, Gayo's name was really fun. Gayo Coffee received a Fair Trade Certified from the International Trade Fair Organization on May 27, 2010. The same year, the International Conference on Coffee Science, nominated Gayo's Highlands coffee as The Best No. 1.
Tanamera Coffee, one of the growing coffee shops in Jakarta, mentions the quality of Gayo Coffee is heavily influenced by the highland nature of Gayo.
Born from the condition of volcanic soil, soil type that has high nutrients, such as in Lukup Soap, Lampahan City, Simpang Balik, Bener Meriah District, makes this coffee targeted by upstream and downstream coffee.
In his site, tanameracoffee.com, the aroma characteristic and taste of gayo coffee will bring the connoisseur to touch the sensory experience typical of floral notes such as black tea or spicy notes such as ginger, clove and other sensations accordingly with each individual who enjoys it.
For the government of Gayo Coffee, it is not just a home décor. As the world's largest five-largest coffee producer, foreign exchange counts have become a potentially irreversible potential.
In the government's export record, coffee has contributed more than US $ 1 billion more, with average export growth above 10% per year.
Director of Geographic Markets and Indicators DJKI Fathlurachman said that with the recognition of IG Indonesia products in Europe, it is expected to enhance the image of the national coffee in the eyes of the world.
"We do not want Coffee Gayo to be in the infamous International market. Another geographical indication should follow, "he said.
The government's efforts to enhance the image of the country's strategic IG product, are expected not to fill it only by presenting it at international exhibitions.
However, it also makes it really belong to Indonesia, and it should be protected. Concerns about the number of Nusantara products claimed by other countries, certainly do not want to repeat.
The government, and even the lovers of home coffee should be more loving nature-reserved treasures.