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Gayo coffee (English: Gayo coffee) is an arabica coffee variety that became one of the leading commodities originating from the Gayo Highlands, Sumatra, Indonesia. [1] Gayo Coffee has received Fair Trade Certified ™ from the International Trade Fair Organization on May 27, 2010, Gayo Coffee received the certificate of IG (Geographical Indication) submitted by the Minister of Law and Human Rights of Indonesia. [2] [3] Then at the Special Coffee Auction Event Indonesia on October 10, 2010 in Bali, back arabica Gayo coffee earned the highest rating during cupping score. [4] Certification and achievement is increasingly solidify the position of Gayo coffee as the world's best organic coffee.

The presence of Dutch rule in Gayo Land in 1904 was immediately followed by the presence of other immigrants. At that time the region of Central Aceh was used as onder afdeeling Nordkus Atjeh with Sigli as its capital. On the other hand, the Dutch presence has also provided new livelihoods by opening up plantation land, one of which is Gayo's coffee plantation (at an altitude of 1,000 - 1,700 m above sea level).

Before coffee was present in the Gayo Highlands, tea and pepper plants had been introduced. According to the Dutch agricultural expert JH Heyl in his book Pepercultuur in Atjeh explains the origin of pepper plants brought from Mandagaskar (East Africa) in the VII or VIII century to the land of Aceh (Zainuddin, 1961: 264). Unfortunately, both plants received less serious attention from the colonial government. In the end the Netherlands then introduced and opened the first 100 hectares of coffee plantations in 1918 in the Belang Gele area, which now belongs to Bebesen Sub-district, Central Aceh. In addition to the opening of plantation land, in 1920 there was a new village of Gayo community around the Dutch coffee plantation, and in 1925-1930 they opened a new history by opening the coffee plantations of the people. The opening is based on knowledge gained by farmers because it is adjacent to the Dutch plantation. By the end of 1930 four kampongs had been established around the Dutch gardens in Belang Gele, the Belang Gele, Atu Gajah, Paya Sawi, and Pantan Peseng (Melalatoa, 2003: 51).
One of the archaeological evidence relating to this coffee commodity is the findings of the remains of a coffee drying plant near the Baitul Makmur Mosque, Wih Porak Village, Silih Nara, Central Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province (Susilowati, 2007). It is astronomically located at 040 36640 'LU and 0960 45.660' BT (47 N 0251594 UTM 0510018). The former coffee drying plant occupies a land measuring 110 m x 60 m, some of which have now become the land of Integrated Pesantren Darul Uini. On the land there is the rest of the building in the form of the rest of the foundation, the remaining wall of the building, the former water mill, and several ponds where the coffee drying process. [6]

The waterwheel is marked with 3 pieces of wall thickness of 15 cm, height about 2 m and on the top surface are found each of 2 pieces of iron bolts are estimated as a place to ride the windmill. Near the former waterwheel are found two ponds processing coffee, one of which measures about 2.65 m long, 2.33 m wide and 1.25 m high. In the south there is a water channel that leads to a pond in the south. In addition, there is a former wall of coffee grain dryer in the south after the wall of the water channel. In the former wall of the pond there are still drain holes in the north. After the independence of the factory was abandoned, then around the 1960s until 1979 the factory was once managed by PNP I, then its owners move to PT Ala Silo and the last land is now owned by the Regional Government Plantation Office Kab. Aceh Tengah.
In the second half of the 1950s, Gayo people started gardening coffee. In that period the forests were cleared for coffee plantation. In 1972 Kabupaten Aceh Tengah was recorded as the largest coffee producer compared to other districts in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province. The area of coffee plantation in Aceh Tengah Regency in 1972 was 19,962 ha. Coffee plantations for residents of Bener Meriah Regency (the division of Central Aceh Regency) and Central Aceh District are the most prominent economic pulse, in addition to vegetable trade such as cabbage / cabbage, carrots, chili, and chocolate. As an export commodity, 27,953 families in Central Aceh rely on coffee cultivation with an area of 46,392 ha, and an average of 720.7 kg / ha / year (Central Aceh BPS 2005: 144-145). The prolonged conflict caused at least 6,440 ha of abandoned coffee and 5,037 families lost their jobs.

After the conflict subsided and the signing of the RI-GAM peace agreement at the end of 2005, coffee farmers now began to dare to grow crops in coffee gardens located deep on the slopes, not just growing coffee in the yard. The selling price of coffee - though influenced by world coffee prices - is relatively stable and continues to strengthen because the trade route between Takengon - Bireun - Lhoksemauwe - Medan can be passed by transport vehicle without big risk. Now, coffee plantation activity is starting to rise again and has now become the backbone of the economy in Central Aceh District Bener Meriah and Gayo Lues.
arabica from the Gayo Highlands, has been known to the world for having a distinctive flavor with key features such as complex aroma and perisa and strong viscosity. International