Social Sustainability Assessment of the Organic Gayo Coffee Industry in Aceh Province, Indonesia

In recent years, coffee is one of the popular beverages of the world and have been on the rise in many global commodity chains. The main purpose of this study was to assess social sustainability of the organic Gayo coffee industry in Aceh Province, Indonesia. To achieve this purpose descriptive survey research was used. The case study is conducted at Aceh Tengah and Bener Meriah Districts, Aceh Province, Indonesia. Sixty-five major key actors (Aceh Province) in the supply chain considered exporter, agro-industry, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), collectors and farmers were identified for analysis. Based on RAPCOFFEE technique, 10 attributes regarding social sustainability was measured for this study. To assess social sustainability level, Morris Inequality Index was used. The result of the research showed that the Koperasi Baitul Qirad Baburrayan and the Koperasi PPKGO relatively had the most social sustainability situation (moderate level) among other actors.