Ambaidiru Yapen robusta coffee breaks through the international market

Ambaidiru Yapen robusta coffee breaks through the international market

Coffee began to become a commodity that is on the rise in the Land of Papua. The first Papua Coffee Festival in 2018 added to a doubling in the number of coffee shops, from dozens of coffee shops to 30-40 coffee shops. The increase also occurred in the number of young Papuans who became coffee mixers or baristas.
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Public enthusiasm for Papuan coffee at the second Papua Coffee Festival which took place on 21-23 November 2019 in Jayapura, which was attended by 40 booths. Titus Rawai, Chairperson of the Kampung Manainin Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMKam), Kosiwo District, Yapen Islands Regency, was present representing Ambaidiru coffee farmers.
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Unlike before, this time he brought 75 kilograms of green bean and 50 kilograms of ground coffee. According to Titus, all ground coffee was sold out. Unfortunately, unlike the first Papua Coffee Festival, this time the coffee auction never happened.
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At the 2018 Coffee Festival, coffee auction transactions at the Papua Coffee Festival reached Rp 265,275,000 for two days of the event. That value is the total of the transactions of 11 farmer groups from Wamena, Nabire, Serui, Oksibil, Amume (Timika), Lanny Jaya, Yahukimo, Kurulu. Also 14 coffee shops from Jayapura, Nabire, Timika and Merauke.
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He revealed, the coffee auction held by Bank Indonesia broke the record price of national coffee per kilogram by coffee from Tiom Lanny Jaya for Rp 5,300,000 / kg, which was previously held by coffee from Mount Puntang for Rp 2,000,000 / kg.
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The coffee auction was attended by 6 coffee farmers from the Kurulu Wamena area with Arabica coffee selling for IDR 350,000 / kg, Timika with Arabica coffee selling for IDR 650,000 / kg, Kiwirok Oksibil with Arabica coffee selling for IDR 300,000 / kg
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Then Tiom Lanny with Arabica coffee sold for Rp5,300,000 / kg, Ambaidiru Kepulauan Yapen with Robusta coffee sold for Rp 1,125,000 / kg and Walesi Wamena with Arabica coffee sold for Rp650,000 / kg.
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Robusta coffee commodity from Ambaidiru Yapen Islands has even now penetrated the international market. The Ambaidiru coffee seedling demonstration plot is in the middle of Serui City, the former airport of Serui City.
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Besides coffee, there are also vanilla and cloves. From there the coffee seeds were then taken using noken to Ambaidiru to Jayapura. There are currently three coffee plantations in Ambaidiru: Kakupi, Paputum and Kitun.