Sustainable specialty coffee production: An agronomy perspective (A review)

Abstract

Indonesia has several specialty coffee that have been marketed domestically and exported to foreign countries. The current focus of specialty coffee development is increasing production and quality of domestic coffee by paying attention to aspects of local wisdom. This review article was aimed to discuss several agronomical measures should be applied by coffee farmers in Indonesia. It is hoped that this effort will enrich the variety of high-value specialty coffees from various regions. To obtain specialty coffee products with good quality, coffee cultivation techniques that are in accordance with good agricultural practices (GAP), environmentally friendly, as well as adaptive to climate change, need to be supported. Therefore, it is necessary to apply sustainable coffee cultivation by 1) replanting and rejuvenating of coffee plantations using novel resilient cultivars, 2) planting shade trees, 3) pruning, 4) using organic fertilizer and biofertilizer, 5) rainwater harvesting and irrigation systems, 6) integrated pest, desease, and weed management, and 7) selective cherry harvest.