Development of Organic Coffee

Developed countries like the United States and a group of European countries has long campaigned for the issue of preserving the environment. increasing environmental awareness of society the United States and Europe gave birth to the urge for producers in developing countries to implement a proper environmental management in the production process.          one of the production processes associated with environmental concerns is organic farming. on sasarnya organic farming is farming by paying attention to the balance of nature, characterized among others in land preparation is not done by cultivation, weeds allowed to grow and was removed when he was very disturbing staple crops, and without additional input such as EM4 because they alter the balance of microorganisms in the ground. however, in practice, also developed organic farming, which focuses on the importance of soil tillage, applying advanced technology and use of pesticides to a minimum of farming products are still labeled organic agricultural products.             Organik agricultural products are agricultural products cropping process meets the standards of organic farming (Basic Standard Of Organic Agriculture) Yag ditetaapkan International Federation Of Organic Agricultural Movement (IFOAM). cultivation of organic farming ordinance requires cultivation free from synthetic chemicals, such as inorganic fertilizers, pesticides and heavy metals from the beginning to the end of the production cycle.             Currently the demand for organic agricultural products is increasing rapidly. Organic coffee is basically coffee free of synthetic chemical fertilizers and pesticides. development of organic coffee is prospective because the market opportunity is already open, the price is relatively stable, the technology is already available, and supported by the government and research institutions. rapidly growing organic market demand is closely linked to the characteristics of the product. namely coffee free of chemicals and nature pengusahaannya done continuously, in addition to the organic coffee is also included specialty coffee category. consumers tend to choose a special coffee or have certain characteristics and advantages as happened in the US and the Canadian.             Specialty coffee in general is Arabica coffee. factors affecting the specialty coffee is a plant material (varieties), high point, harvesting and processing. Indonesia produces various types of coffee, including specialty coffee that has a characteristic taste and aroma YEG determined the growth environment. specialty coffee is a natural resource that can not be claimed another country. some areas producing arabica coffee specials in Indonesia are North Sumatra (Coffee Mandailaing and Lintong), Aceh (Gayo), East Java, Bali (Coffee Kintaman), South Sulawesi (Toraja-Kalosi), East Nusa Tenggara (Flores-Bajawa) and Papua (Coffee Baliem)