Exceeding Destiny through Potency: The Strategies in Developing Community’s Arabica Coffee from a Collaborative Governance Perspective

Abstract

This qualitative research delves into the development of community Arabica coffee from a collaborative governance perspective in the Sumberwringin sub-district, Bondowoso Regency, East Java province, Indonesia. The research results showed that the development was carried out through collaboration between the district government and professional institutions as policy facilitators. The strategies aimed at the development comprised five core elements, inter alia, 1) land (Perhutani’s properties), 2) technology (Puslitkoka), 3) human power (farmers), 4) orders (policies), and 5) treasury (banking). The development has succeeded in creating modern farmers who are independent in cultivating and processing Arabica coffee by complying with Good Agriculture Processes, Good Handling Processes, and Good Manufacturing techniques. This independence has succeeded in creating quality specialty coffee products with national and international organic certificates that have penetrated the national and international markets. The development of Arabica coffee eventually elevated the community’s income and welfare.