Vice President Ma'ruf Amin hopes that Papuan coffee will go global

Vice President (Wapres) Ma'ruf Amin wants Papuan coffee to become a superior product from Indonesia that goes global.

"Yesterday I went to Egypt, Egypt turned out to export coffee to America, to Europe, I asked, does Egypt really have coffee? It turns out that coffee is from Indonesia, spices are also from Indonesia and then exported to Egypt and in Egypt it is processed with spices and coffee from Indonesia then So Egyptian coffee and sent to America and Europe, Indonesia must have its own, Papuan coffee from Indonesia for the world," said the Vice President, in Jayapura, Tuesday.

The Vice President conveyed this while visiting the "Meja Kopi" coffee shop, which is a joint venture of the Inspiring Young Papuan group.

The Vice President came to the coffee shop located in the Jayapura Pacific Permai shopping complex, after exercising in the morning on the sidelines of a working visit to four provinces in Papua.

One of the Papuan Inspiring Young activists, Lita Numberi, said that both the raw materials and the coffee baristas at the Coffee Table were native Papuan children.

"Even though some of us are black, some are white, all are native Papuan children, in front of you there are coffee packages of our products which are the result of assistance to farmers in the Bintang Mountains, Yahukimo, and others, and then we take them and make products here. ," Lita explained to the Vice President.

Lita said her group wanted to make Papuan coffee go global.

"Even though we are at the east end, we want to learn, it's just that the packaging is still from Java," said Lita.

Lita also revealed that in 2023, she and her group will hold a "Coffee Papua Expo" event to invite buyers outside Papua to see Papuan coffees for themselves.

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin received a head scarf typical of the Saireri Tribe at the Meja Kopi coffee shop, in Jayapura, Papua, Tuesday (29/11/2022). ANTARA/Desca Lidya Natalia
 
"I really appreciate the enthusiasm of the Meja Kopi community who have made efforts to develop Papuan coffee and also involve young Papuans. This is an extraordinary thing because we really hope that young Papuans will progress, develop and have the potential to develop their own Papuan coffee. ," said the Vice President.

The Vice President also provided support for the planned "Coffee Papua Expo" event.

"I hope that Papuan coffee goes global, I support it, including the event that will be made later, which is international in nature. I ask Mr. Erick (Thohir) to facilitate it so that the event can be successful and can give encouragement to the farmers and their off takers who are involved in developing Papuan coffee. ," said the Vice President again.

The Vice President also hopes that the local government, ministries and institutions will help develop Papuan coffee from upstream to downstream, from agriculture to marketing, even to packaging.

Upon arriving at the Coffee Table, the Vice President also received a headdress typical of the Saireri Tribe, which was pinned on by Lita's father, Yan Numberi, who also manages the Coffee Table.

SOURCE : https://papuabarat.antaranews.com/berita/23917/wapres-maruf-amin-harapkan-kopi-papua-mendunia