COFFEE PLANT CULTIVATION
Introduction
Coffee is a commodity crop exports are quite exciting because it has economic value relatively high in the world market, besides the coffee plant is one that developed leading commodity in West Java.
Arabica coffee plants of this center has economic value is high enough compared with the Robusta coffee in 1990 where the price of Arabica coffee 1.85 U $ D / kg, whereas Robusta 0.83 U $ D / kg.
Factors that influence the decrease in Robusta coffee prices in world markets, among others:
1. Scarcity of supply of Arabica coffee.
2. Robusta coffee has over supply.
3. Use the higher Robusta coffee.
4. World market situation for this type of decline that Robusta ICO quota cut as many as 2 times a year.
From this there is need for the choice of the coffee business that has economic value and a relatively good taste and are resistant to leaf rust disease.
Attempt to seize market opportunities such as coffee with Arabica coffee plant development through rejuvenation, expansion and rehabilitation of the coffee plant to the coffee Robusta coffee Arabica.
Definition
1. Rejuvenation
Rejuvenation is the attempt to replace plants that are not economically profitable because of low productivity that need to be replaced with new ones and can result in high productivity.
2. Expansions
Expansion of activities is to plant new coffee in the neighborhood area in accordance with the requirements for growth and development of coffee plants.
3. Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of the garden is an activity to restore the garden conditions to better conditions, thus increasing productivity. Plant rehabilitation aimed at plant populations had been reduced because of technical errors culture, pests and diseases and drought that will cause crop productivity per hectare is low or no benefit to be made.