The Impact of Fairtrade Certification on the Sustainability of Arabica Coffee Production (Coffee Arabica SP) Economic Aspects in Central Aceh Regency Aceh Province

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine and analyze the impact of Fair Trade certification on the sustainability of economic aspects of production in Central Aceh Regency Aceh Province. The hypothesis of this study is that it is suspected that economic aspects influence the sustainability of Arabica coffee production through Fair Trade certification in Central Aceh Regency Aceh Province . The data analysis methods used in this study are Likert scale analysis and sustainability analysis. The research results show that the economic aspect indicator is productivity. Farming coffee is 82.00% in the very sustainable category. Ease in getting market information in the form of the price of the coffee currently. The applicable rate is 100 % with a very sustainable category. The price of coffee production is 79.43 % in the sustainable category. Transparency in evaluation quality coffee which is produced (moisture content, seed defects, etc.) as consideration price sell coffee is 87.14 % with a very sustainable category. Ease in marketing coffee is 100 % in the very sustainable category. The research results show that the Sustainability of Arabica Coffee ( Coffea arabica sp ) Production in the Economic Aspect Through Fair Trade Certification in Central Aceh Regency, Aceh Province, shows a very sustainable sustainability index. This represents a significant opportunity to improve the sustainability of Arabica coffee production at the research location.