RESULTS of RESEARCH AND INTERVIEWS with one of the COFFEE FARMERS in NARU VILLAGE

Coffee is one of the commodities that really helps financially for coffee farmers, one of which is in Naru Village, District Bajawa, Nagda. On Thursday, July 18, 2024 I conducted research and interviewed Erwinda Novelania Meo, or Winda. She is a coffee farmer who has quite extensive coffee land (100m x 70m). Based on a statement as conveyed by Mrs. Winta, she is very grateful to have a coffee plantation. Because apart from being consumed, coffee can also be sold to meet daily needs, because the income from selling coffee is quite satisfying. With a large enough land Winda needs 6 to 8 people to pick coffee. It takes one week to complete the harvesting process. Mrs. Winda's employees receive rp.60.000 per day.

Everyday Mrs. Wanda has to carry out the process of peeling the outer skin from the coffee bean.

After separating the skin and fruit from the coffee bean for full-wash processing method the beans are thoroughly cleaned by washing 7-8 times.

After washing the next step is the drying process by drying the coffee beans in the sun. Mrs. Winta usually dries the coffee on a plastic sheet that is placed directly on the floor with the reason she can dry in large quantities. The coffee is immediately sold at the current price of rp24.000/liter.

After I conducted research and interviews I concluded that the presence of coffee plants as the main crop in Naru Village can have a positive impact on the economic growth of coffee farmers because apart from being able to consume coffee, it can increase income for the average population in Baru Village. Naru Village has quite extensive coffee lands