Lampung Provincial Government: The Quality Of Exported Coffee And Those Drink By Local People Must Be The Same

Illustration - One of the packaged powder coffee products belonging to coffee MSME players in Lampung. (Doc. ANTARA/Ruth Intan Sozometa Kanafi)

BANDARLAMPUNG - Lampung Provincial Government (Pemprov) said that local coffee curation houses in its area are still operating.

It is known that this coffee curation house will provide standards for the quality of powder coffee produced by IKM players and also MSMEs.

Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Lampung Province, the production of the Lampung robusta coffee plant in 2022 totals 118,139 tons. In detail, coffee production per district includes 56,054 tons in West Lampung Regency, 36,908 tons of Tanggamus, and 427 tons of South Lampung.

Then, in East Lampung Regency 240 tons, Central Lampung 307 tons, North Lampung 10,120 tons, Waykanan 8,664 tons, Tulang Bawang 21 tons, Pesawaran 1,282 tons, Pringsewu 692 tons, and Mesuji 17 tons.

Furthermore, in Tulang Bawang Barat Regency 4 tons, West Coast 3,372 tons, Bandarlampung City 30 tons, and Metro 1 ton.

"The Lampung coffee curation house continues because we are trying to standardize a lot of powder coffee in Lampung so that it has good quality," said Lampung Province Assistant for the Economy and Development Kusnardi, in Bandarlampung, Saturday.

He said that in the operation of the coffee curation house to standardize Lampung coffee, the local government collaborated with sharing parties who are experts in coffee processing.

"In carrying out this standardization, we will involve cultivation experts, to coffee processing experts. So that Lampung robusta coffee can be of good quality and standardized, and consumers when buying are not afraid to eat coffee that is rotten, or lacks taste," he said again, quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, July 22.

He explained that later in stages and slowly all Lampung robusta powder coffee products, which can reach up to 300 brands, will have a special label for quality standardization, making it easier for consumers to find good quality Lampung coffee.

"This Lampung robust coffee has been exported to Europe, Morocco, Japan, the United States, and will continue to be encouraged for trade between countries. But on the other hand, domestic and local consumption must also increase," he also said.

According to him, with the standardization of the quality of Lampung powder coffee, it is hoped that it can also increase local coffee consumption.

"The quality of coffee exported and what local people drink must be the same. Don't just consume bad quality, therefore we are trying to improve the quality of coffee products, so that people can enjoy good coffee," he concluded.