Pengaruh Fairtrade terhadap Peningkatan Pendapatan Petani Kopi Anggota Koperasi Usaha Tani Gayo Kecamatan Takengon, Kabupaten Aceh Tengah

Abstract

Coffee farmers generally do not have the power to condition coffee prices, so many farmers earn low incomes. Fairtrade will provide a price that can at least cover sustainable production costs, in other words, a guaranteed product price even when the world market price falls (stable price). In addition, the Fairtrade price guarantee is also very helpful for farmers to earn a decent living with increased income through premiums given to farmers. Takengon District, located in Central Aceh Regency, is one of the regions in Indonesia that has successfully implemented fairtrade through the Gayo Farmers Business Cooperative and first conducted fairtrade in 2018 under the auspices of FLO (Fairtrade Labeling Organization) International. The Gayo Farmers Business Cooperative can now be said to represent an illustration of the implementation of fairtrade certification run by FLO in Indonesia. The effect of fairtrade on coffee farmers' income is seen using the Difference in Difference (DID) analysis method by calculating the difference in changes in the value of the dependent variable between the treatment group and the control group within a certain period of time. The DID method is often used to analyze the impact of a policy or treatment, especially in the social and economic sciences. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the income of non-fairtrade and fairtrade farmers is different in each period. The implementation of fairtrade has a real effect on increasing the income of Coffee Farmers members of the Gayo Farmers Business Cooperative, Takengon District. The income of coffee farmers in the after period (after fairtrade) is greater than the before period (before fairtrade) is due to the premium value of 0.44 USD (Rp 6,607.00)/kg of coffee production received by fairtrade farmers. Fairtrade can have a good impact on coffee farmers, especially on farmers' income in coffee farming