Ecoscofas Coffee
Do you know that coffee can save the world? Coffee can deliver its best dedication to human being and the earth as well. You, me us and them are members and stakeholders of coffee world. Have you ever imagined that one small effort of yours can cause a terrific positive impact? Ecoscofas is the answer. Why? The following are explainations.
Ecoscofas is the abreviation of Ecofriendly and Sustainable Coffee Farming and Trading System. The entire is named as Ecoscofas Coffee.
Ecoscofas Coffee back ground:
Ecoscofas Coffee back ground:
- There is existing strong image that coffee world is merely intended to be income generating activities without preventing on abiotic and biotic environment degradation.
- Based on that image, the coffee price on farmers level is too low. For example, the trade systems don't take the land investation on account. The current price level cannot give improvement on livehoods of coffee growers. Remember that current price of 1 (one) kilogram of coffee bean at coffee growers level is equally to a cup of coffee at consumers level. In other words, coffee growers receive only around 5% of coffee value; it is a great unfairness in coffee value chain.
- However, there is a significant positive new wave in the world that coffee lovers will like to give appreciation to coffee growers who implement Good Agriculture Practice in which biotic and abiotic component of ecosystem will be conserved.
- Those are mentined above stimulate us to implement a concept namely Ecofriendly and Sustainable Coffee Farming and Trading System, abreviated as Ecoscofas.
(Ecoscofas Coffee : coffee grown under shade trees; pest are controled by indirect treatment. The plastic transparant bottle is a Coffee Berry Borer trap (CBB Trap, Broca Trap). This is a picture of a coffee field in Pakpak Bharat Regency of North Sumatera Province, Indonesia. The coffee field belongs to Mr. Lamhot Padang who is member of NSCF - Northsumatera Coffee Forum. The photo was taken by NSCF Chairman Dr. Sabam Malau on December 7th, 2010).
Ecoscofas Coffee in actions:
- Grow coffee trees under right micro ecosystem as replication of its original habitat by using shade trees. These shade trees create micro ecosystem that are also suitable for birds and other biotic components. The farther impact is the conservation on ecosystem and different biotic component alias ecobiodiversity conservation.
- Bring all coffee waste back into coffee field as organic inputs. Add organic inputs as organic fertilizer which are taken from nonproductive land area nearby, or from animal waste.
- Grow other tree or herb crops in border of coffee field, at least 200 different species. This will create a different ecosystem in border area where different biotic component can live in synergism system with biotic components of coffee field.
- Implement nonchemical and indirect treatment to control pest and deseases.
- Establish mutual network between coffee growers, traders and roasters.
- to train coffee growers, entrepreneurs (traders) and roasters.
- to advocate coffee stakeholders
- Improving livehoods of coffee growers, entrepreneurs (traders) and roasters.
- Conserving ecosystem and biodiversity (ecobiodiversity).
- Creating Sustainable Earth (CSE).
- Reduction in infection of Coffee Berry Borer Hypothenemus hampei which is the most destructive pest in the world.
Kind Regards,
Dr. Sabam Malau
NSCF Chairman