Institutional Capacity Building to Support the Livelihoods of Coffee Farmers in Horsik Village, Ajibata Subdistrict, Toba Samosir Regency, North Sumatra Institutional Capacity Building to Support the Livelihoods of Coffee Farmers in Horsik Village, Ajibata Subdistrict, Toba Samosir Regency, North Sumatra

Abstract

Coffee has become a highly favored commodity among various communities. One of the coffee-producing areas in Ajibata Subdistrict

is Horsik Village, where farmers cultivate coffee on the slopes of the Toba Caldera. This article explains the strategy of strengthening

farmers' economic institutions, starting from traditional planting and

cultivation of robusta coffee based on local knowledge transmission

to increasing the value of coffee products through local and regional

market integration. The traditional technologies used have resulted in

low yield quality and quantity, which subsequently leads to

insufficient income for the socio-economic needs of the community.

Strengthening institutional capacity through knowledge transfer, skill

development, and provision of tools and technology for post-harvest

processing is essential to improve productivity, income, and overall

economic well-being of coffee farmers.