Farewell to Middlemen
Monday, March 26, 2018
Most farmers rely on collectors and middlemen. But some are selling directly to buyers for better profits, with the help of coffeehouses.
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It was still early morning when Romauli Tarigan began hauling her two sacks of coffee cherries. The 46-year-old sat with other female coffee growers outside a coffee stall near Pasar Baru in Lintong Nihuta, the Humbang Hasundutan Regency, North Sumatra.
The women chewed betel while chatting. "We’re waiting for coffee collectors," Romauli told us.
It was market day that morning, meaning coffee growers had come from Lintong and Dolok Sanggul to
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