Mining green gold: an optimalization strategy on the implementation of coffee farmer policy in the fields of forestry department in Ijen District of Bondowoso

The production of Arabica coffee in Bondowoso regency generates high value. Coffee productivity has increased every year. Coffee plants are used for flood prevention. Planting arabica coffee is done to re-grow new trees. The high economic value of Arabica coffee has madepeople used to plant Robusta coffee switch to plant Arabica coffee. Management of Arabica coffeeis carried out by the regency government. The research used qualitative descriptive and took place in the district of Ijen. The informants were officers atThe Department of Forestry, officers at Regency Government, officers at Village Government, and farmers. Optimizing policy implementation was carried out in seven ways including; (1) partnership development carried out to empower and increase added value through production, processing, quality and marketing, institutional activities; (2) providing market access for farmers; (3) providing access to capital; (4) fostering and supervising production and quality; (5) management of coffee plant cultivation; (6) implementation of harvest and post-harvest; and (7) grants of machinery, fertilizers and seeds. The results of farmers’ coffee productions have led to their enhanced prosperity.