Abstract
The objective of this paper is to assess the impact Covid19 pandemic on the agro-industry of Gayo coffee. The research was undertaken by a survey on activities business of Gayo coffee which involves market system after the harvest season, as a comparison is used business condition before Covid19 pandemic. The study was conducted on several agro-industry based on small and medium industries using structured-questioner in Bener Meriah and Aceh Tengah district, Gayo highland. An overview before pandemic describes that the price of Gayo cherry about IDR. 10.000-14.000/kg and the price of green bean export quality IDR. 60.000-80.000/kg. On the other hand, both prices during pandemic IDR.6.000-8.000/kg and IDR. 35.000-45.000/kg.Until July 2021, the Covid19 pandemic is not yet finished, whereasmainly the activities in the agro-industry at Gayo were stopped (temporary) due to lockdown policy by the national and local governments. This condition has influenced on economic growth of the Gayo highland and actors who is included in Gayo coffee agroindustry.
Highlights
Gayo highland is a part of the Bukit Barisan Mountain, which is located in Aceh Province
Before the Covid19 pandemic and implementation of a lockdown and social distancing policy by national, provincial and local government, Gayo coffee is the main commodity for the livelihood of Gayo people
There are several solutions that can be implemented by the local government to overcome the problem such as immediately provide to bailout coffee cherries from farmers, middle-man as well as agro-industry
Summary
Gayo highland is a part of the Bukit Barisan Mountain, which is located in Aceh Province (figure 1). This area consists of 3 districts, such as Bener Meriah, Central Aceh, and Gayo Lues. Nowadays the current income of the Gayo farmers is declining due to the low productivity of coffee which is about 600-754 kg/ha [12],[13]. This is caused by pests and disease, mostly unproductive plants (> 20 years) as well as not implementing the Good Agriculture Practices (GAP). There are gaps between the low of productivity and high demand for Gayo arabica coffee [1, 2]
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