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Chayo, the leader of this family enterprise, is without doubt part of the newest generation of farmers in the Java region. As a trader and a processor, he says “ If tobacco were to become a dominant crop in the area, there would be no forest left”. While facing the competition with this dominant crop, he works tirelessly to improve the economics of coffee, and turn it into a viable solution for farmers while incentivizing the preservation of the forest. They are already doing this in interesting ways. For instance, the older generation of farmers work closely with young farmers, very young farmers, managing a phenomenal knowledge interchange. Today, farmers below 30 are very keen to produce better quality coffee and in a more sustainable way. 

For a long time Adri was interested in working with farmers in this area, but hadn’t found the right match. Being one of the biggest coffee producing areas in the country, and the closest to Ontosoroh headquarters, it is quite amazing to witness how he finally found the right partner, close to home. 

CULTIVARS:

Robusta

ALTITUDE:

800-1100 meters above sea level.

NOTABLE:

In this region a coffee competes with tobacco, since they cannot grow together and require quite distinct caring techniques: tobacco kills forest and uses high density chemical fertilizers. Chayo mostly works with very young farmers.

PROCESSING :

Natural: cherries are hand-picked at their ripest point, pulped, and dry-fermented overnight. Soon after, coffee is dried in the drying dome until it reaches 30% moisture content. It is then transferred to open an air drying on tarpaullin until it reaches a 12% moisture level. Dried parchment is then hulled, and double sorted by a gravity sorter. It is then manually sorted.

Key ACHIEVEMENTS :

2019: Java Candiroto is formed as a group.

2023: first international export through us.

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