Gayo Coffee Export Genjot, Government Officialized Foreign Exchange Village In Aceh

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JAKARTA - The government through the Director General of State Assets of the Ministry of Finance Rionald Silaban inaugurated the Coffee Cluster Foreign Exchange Village in Bener Meriah Regency, Central Aceh.

In his statement, Rionald said that this effort was an important step in increasing gayo coffee production, especially for the export market.

"Development of Foreign Exchange Villages in Bener Meriah Regency is the result of synergy between the Aceh Government, LPEI, the Ministry of Finance One Aceh, the Bener Meriah Regency Government and Bank Syariah Indonesia with 125 coffee farmers from 5 villages located in Bener Meriah Regency," he said in a press release today, Wednesday, January 11.

According to Rionald, the Foreign Exchange Village will continue to receive assistance and also capital facilities from the government through LPEI.

"It is hoped that this strategy will encourage the production of gayo coffee, which is already worldwide, to further develop and produce the best quality so that it can be globally competitive," he said.

On the same occasion, LPEI Managing and Operations Director Agus Windiarto said, as the Special Mission Vehicle of the Ministry of Finance, his party is determined to bring national commodities into the export market.

Through the Foreign Exchange Village program, LPEI will provide training and assistance to coffee farmers and companion cooperatives in Bener Meriah Regency. The goal is to increase capacity and competitiveness so that it brings local superior products that are global," he said.

For information, the Bener Meriah Regency Coffee Cluster Foreign Exchange Village oversees 125 coffee farmers from 5 villages in Bener Meriah Regency. The five villages are Sedie Jadi, Waq Pondok Sayur, Panji Mulia 1, Bale Redelong, Kute Lintang.

Meanwhile, the coffee produced is Arabica coffee (Coffea benghalensis) of gayo varieties. These coffee farmers are part of the Panca Gayo Coffee Cooperative which is also the result of the collaboration of the Aceh DJKN Regional Office and the Bener Meriah Regency Cooperatives and SME Office which aims to be a coffee production center.