Aceh is known for its beautiful nature, and strategic geographic location. Aceh is also one of the best coffee producing regions of the world, Gayo coffee has been known by international coffee lovers as the best coffee, with distinctive flavor and aroma.
Currently in Aceh there are two types of coffee in the cultivation of Arabica coffee and Robusta coffee. Two very popular types of Coffee are Gayo (Arabica) and Ulee Kareeng (Robusta) coffee. For Arabica type coffee is generally cultivated in the highlands of "Tanah Gayo", Southeast Aceh, and Gayo Lues, while Robusta coffee type is widely developed in the region surrounding tangse, pidie, lamno jaya.
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Gayo Coffee plantations have been developed since 1908, thriving in Bener Meriah and Central Aceh. Both areas are located at an altitude of 1200 mpl has the largest coffee plantations in Indonesia with an area of about 81,000 ha. 42,000 ha are located in Bener Meriah Regency and 39,000 ha in Aceh Tengah Regency.
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Arabica varieties dominate the coffee species developed by Gayo Coffee farmers. Arabica Coffee Production produced from Tanah Gayo is the largest in Asia, Gayo Coffee is one of the typical coffee from Aceh Nusantara quite popular by various circles in the world, in because Gayo Coffee has a distinctive aroma and taste. The genuine taste of Gayo coffee is found in the aroma of fragrant coffee and savory taste is hardly bitter.
This coffee is produced from the Gayo highland plantations grown organically without chemicals, so Gayo coffee is also known as green coffee (environmentally friendly). This coffee is touted as the best organic coffee in the world.