Encyclopedia | Coffeepedia
In the beginning, the Arab nations had monopolized the coffee beans trade to Europe. Coffee entered Indonesia in 1696. The Dutch brought the first seeds from Malabar, India to Indonesia. The First seeds sent by the Dutch Governor in Malabar, India, that’s an Arabica type. The seeds were sent to the Dutch Governor in Batavia in 1696.
Behind the deliciousness of a glass of coffee, There is a long journey we deserve to know. The history of coffee can’t be separated from the role of Dutch colonialism. The origins of coffee were first found 3000 years ago in Africa, precisely in Abyssinia. After that, they tried to proses the coffee beans and got the benefit. The benefit of coffee beans began to appreciate at that moment and got commercial after the Arab trader brought to Yaman in the middle of the 15th century. In the beginning, the Arab nations had monopolized the coffee beans trade to Europe. Coffee entered Indonesia in 1696. The Dutch brought the first seeds from Malabar, India to Indonesia. The First seeds sent by the Dutch Governor in Malabar, India, that’s an Arabica type. The seeds were sent to the Dutch Governor in Batavia in 1696. The purpose of sending coffee seeds from Malabar, India to Indonesia to be cultivated. Unfortunately, the first experiment is unsuccessfully ingrown due to the flood. But in 1699’s second attempt are made. Then in the 17th century, the first coffee plant from Java was shipped to Dutch for research. And the result is the coffee has the best quality and has the potential to be traded worldwide. Since then, the Dutch decided to expand the plantations to other areas in Indonesia. Coffee plantations not only in Java but open in Bali, Sumatra, Aceh, Sulawesi, Papua. Sales of coffee beans from Indonesia exploded to exceed exports Yaman. After saw the opportunity, the Dutch took the opportunity to start monopolizing the sale of coffee beans. When the Dutch enjoyed the results of coffee sales, in 1876’s there was an outbreak that damaged all Arabica coffee plants in Indonesia. Therefore the Dutch then brought back a new type of coffee plant named Liberia. Then they develop just as they develop arabica coffee. After that the 1900s, they introduce a new type of coffee plant that can produce robusta coffee. After independence in 1945, the former Dutch coffee plantations took over by the government. And sovereign Indonesia has control over producing and exporting coffee in several countries of the world.
