PT. Sumatera Arabika Gayo (SAG)

ASKOGO Cooperative Board, Manager, and Staff, PT.SAG's Director, and with Doalnara auditor.

Our Cooperative :

GAYO ARABIKA MAHKOTA INDONESIA (GARMINDO)

 

• Name of Organization : Gayo Arabika Mahkota Indonesia (GARMINDO since 2019) with preiously name Koperasi Asosiasi Kopi Gayo Organik (ASKOGO since 2007)

• Type of Organization : Koperasi (Cooperative)

• Establish in : 2007

• ASKOGO Office Address:    Jalan Takengon-Biruen, Sp.Teritit No.4,

                                              Kec. Wih Pesam, Kab. Bener Meriah, Aceh, Indonesia

• Fairtrade Farmer Member : 636 farmers (Fairtrade producer farm under name

                                              ASKOGO Cooperative)

• Organic Farmer Member :   503 farmers (Organic under license holder by PT.SAG)                                                        which also same farmer of ASKOGO Fairtrade Farmers.

• Total Ha Area : 595,5 Ha

• Altitude : 1,000-1,500 meter above sea level

• Soil Type : Volcanic soil around mount Geureudong and Volcano Mountain                                            Burni Telong in Bener Meriah regency.

• Number of Villages : 12 Villages.

• Number of Delegations : 26 Delegations.

• Certifications : 

  • ​Fairtrade Producer : FLO ID 18213

  • Organic : CU ID 831475 (Under license holder by PT.SAG)

  • Organic Korea : Doalnara (DCOK) (Under license holder by PT.SAG)

• Contact Person : Sakdan (Manager/askogocoov@gmail.com)

• Coffee Plantation : Kabupaten Bener Meriah and Aceh Tengah, Aceh, Indonesia

• Origin of Coffee : Indonesia, Sumatra Arabica, Gayo

• Role of supply chain : Fairtrade and Organic Producer.

What make us different:

• GARMINDO has never put in of loosing of any business contract into fairtrade premium fee. Any loosing caused by contract is responsible to the exporter, and it premium must be fully send to the cooperative, and cooperative GARMINDO never make any lost of it contract into it premium fee. We doing this to make sure there’s no fake loose entry on our accounting book. Those all premium fees are for the farmer’s welfare, cultivation of coffee plantation, and many other programs that will be going to farmer members.

• We are welcome if any people or buyer want to see our accounting and financial report.

• In the implementation of development activities at the farm level of cooperative Fairtrade refers to the proposal that the origin of each farmer who has meeting each their villages in accordance with the standards of organic fairtrade of managing fairtrade premium.

• We are always working to improve the welfare of members as well as the sustainability of organic coffee farming to maintain sustainable production.

• We askogo always programmed training activities at the farm level to improve human resources, about the importance and benefits of organic farming.

• For improving quality of coffee production, the cooperative conduct training activities at the farm level and the collector of the harvest and giving training of harvest techniques to produce quality coffee exsport.

UPDATED INFO 2020 :

ASKOGO cooperative have been change the name of cooperative to be Koperasi Gayo Arabika Mahkota Indonesia (GARMINDO Cooperative) because to follow Indonesian regulation of government suggestion to change it name base function with all the documents and legal are remain same.