Koperasi Pedagang Kopi (Kopepi) Ketiara

Ketiara is a women-led cooperative. Located in Sumatra Aceh Gayo Highland. Ketiara has over 25 years of experience in coffee production. Beyond producing and trading premium quality coffee, Ketiara celebrates their value to promote women and younger farmer generation in coffee business. Ketiara processing is giling basah or wet-hulled. This method is commonly used to process arabica in Indonesia, including Sumatra. It is basically flavor-altering processing method, which is vastly different from other commonly used styles. Broadly speaking, the giling basah process is a result of a combination of environmental conditions, market access, and traditions found in Indonesia which sets these coffees apart from the rest of the world.

Current Member 1,690 farmer households, 568 member is female member.
Area of Production over 1,150 hectares, Shaded-grown.
Annual Production 1,018 MT (organic)
Coffee Variety Gayo 1, Gayo 2, hybrid (cross) Catimor, Caturra, Bourbon-Typica, also Adsenia or Abyssinia.
Altitude 1,200-1,650 above sea level
Top Soil: Volcanic
Harvest Period September – May
Processing Giling Basah (wet hulled)
Quality Grade 1, MC <13%, Cup 84+
Certification Organic (EU, NOP), Fairtrade .