Gayo Coffee from Aceh

Coffee Gayo is one commodity that comes from the Gayo Highlands. Coffee plantations have been developed since 1908, it flourished in the district of Bener Meriah, Aceh Tengah and Gayo Lues. These three areas are located at an altitude of 1200 m above sea level has the largest coffee plantations in Indonesia that is with an area of approximately 94,800 hectares. One each in Central Aceh District 48 000 hectares involving 33,000 farmers household head (HH), Bener Meriah 39,000 hectares (29,000 households) and 7800 hectares in the district of Gayo Lues with the involvement of as many as 4,000 families of farmers.

Gayo is the name of the native tribes who inhabited this area. The majority of people living as Gayo Coffee Farmers. Arabica coffee varieties dominate the type developed by Gayo coffee farmers. Arabica coffee production resulting from the Gayo Land is the largest in Asia

For their dedication and cooperation in maintaining the quality of his Gayo Coffee, Gayo Organic Coffee Farmers Association (PPKO) in the Gayo Land has got a Fair Trade Certified ™ by the International Fair Trade Organization and on May 27, 2010, Coffee Gayo receive a certificate of IG (Indication Geogafis) submitted to local governments by the Minister of Justice and Human Rights Indonesia. Then in Indonesia Coffee Special Event Auction 10 October 2010 in Bali, back Arabica Coffee Gayo obtain the highest score when Cupping Score. Certification and achievements strengthen its position as the Coffee Organic Coffee Gayo best in the world.

But unfortunately, Coffee Arabica Gayo trademark has been claimed to be owned by a Dutch businessman to be registered after the WTO in Europe three years ago. It makes the struggle for the right brand of coffee conflict between the Government of the Netherlands and Indonesia, which until now has not been completed, but when traced to the right of Geographical Indications (GI) Coffee Arabica Gayo then this is fairly strong evidence of ownership by the government of Indonesia Kopi Gayo.

As a result of a trademark registered by a businessman from the Netherlands native Indonesia Gayo coffee farmers can not export using trademarked Gayo coffee on the products themselves. It is ironic and sad ...

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