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Additional information about this amazing coffee:
Asman Arianto is originally from Palembang, South Sumatra, but has been living and working in Aceh Tengah since 1998. Most of the farmers in Aceh Tengah are migrants. Many were evacuated from Sinabung Berastagi in North Sumatra after the long-dormant volcano became continuously active again in 2013. Asman was interested in coffee production. So, when he arrived in Aceh, he entered the coffee industry and began collecting and processing wet-hulled coffee. He soon switched to collecting and processing cherries as Fully Washed, Honey, or Natural. He decided he wanted to build a cooperative to unite coffee farmers. In 2018, Asman formed the Ribang Gayo Musara Cooperative. His goal is to offer competitive prices to help farmers reinvest in their farms and families. The cooperative has over 350 members who deliver cherries to their processing facility in Pantan Musara. The benefits for cooperative members are threefold. First, they get higher prices for their cherry when they sell to the cooperative. Second, cooperative members receive end-of-season ‘second payment’ premiums that share a portion of profits earned for higher-quality lots. Finally, the cooperative provides training and outreach for farmers in everything from cultivation to processing.