Local Government Strategy in Protecting Coffee Farmers from the Economic Impact During COVID-19

Ikhsan, Nodi Marefanda, Cut Asmaul Husna, Vellayati Hajad

2022

Abstract

The local government’s policy in Central Aceh Regency to protect coffee producers from the COVID-19 pandemic is explained in this paper. Coffee is a mainstay commodity and a support for the regional economy in Central Aceh Regency. Coffee producers account for at least 34,476 households (KK), or over 90% of Central Aceh’s population. As a result, the coffee commodity is critical to the gayo coffee farming community in Central Aceh Regency’s well-being. The COVID-19 pandemic, on the other hand, had a significant impact on the global coffee industry, with shipments and prices plummeting. A qualitative technique is used in this investigation. In-depth interviews and documentation were used to gather data. According to research, the COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial influence on coffee producers’ economic conditions, as evidenced by a 70 percent decline in gayo coffee exports and a drop in selling price from Rp. 110 thousand to Rp. 60 thousand per kilogram during the pandemic. According to the findings of this study, the government can protect coffee producers during the pandemic by offering coffee growing instruction, providing business finance help, and assisting farmers in marketing Gayo coffee through meetings with coffee exporters.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Ikhsan., Marefanda N., Husna C. and Hajad V. (2022). Local Government Strategy in Protecting Coffee Farmers from the Economic Impact During COVID-19. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Social and Political Development - Volume 1: ICOSOP, ISBN 978-989-758-618-7, SciTePress, pages 179-184. DOI: 10.5220/0011563700003460

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icosop22,
author={Ikhsan and Nodi Marefanda and Cut Asmaul Husna and Vellayati Hajad},
title={Local Government Strategy in Protecting Coffee Farmers from the Economic Impact During COVID-19},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Social and Political Development - Volume 1: ICOSOP,},
year={2022},
pages={179-184},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011563700003460},
isbn={978-989-758-618-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Social and Political Development - Volume 1: ICOSOP,
TI - Local Government Strategy in Protecting Coffee Farmers from the Economic Impact During COVID-19
SN - 978-989-758-618-7
AU - Ikhsan.
AU - Marefanda N.
AU - Husna C.
AU - Hajad V.
PY - 2022
SP - 179
EP - 184
DO - 10.5220/0011563700003460
PB - SciTePress