Future-Proofing Coffee Cultivation through Terroir-Based Adaptation Framework: Developing Rural Communities in Indonesia

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In the tropical region of Southeast Asia, coffee is among the most valuable agricultural crops produced and Indonesia is one of the largest producers of coffee in the world. This region is among the most vulnerable to anthropogenic climatic change, where the temperature variability is projected to increase, with a significant increase in the variability of precipitation patterns, increasing occurrences of severe weather events and temperature increases. Climate change will bring negative impacts on crop production yields, especially coffee, thus directly impacting the livelihoods of smallholder coffee farmers in Indonesia. This inquiry aims to explore how the Terroir-based Adaptation Framework can be utilized as an important tool for the coffee growers in the Solok Region to swiftly adapt to the ongoing climate changes, while enhancing the production and quality characteristics of their Arabica coffee beans. Under the current climatic trend, future production will not be able to satisfy the increasing demand for high-quality coffee, thus coffee prices are projected to increase. Additionally, through this framework the coffee farmers can feel pride of ownership in the coffee beans that they produce and be encouraged to increase Arabica beans' production using their traditional cultivation knowledge, thus ensuring the sustainability of coffee cultivation in their areas.