Sustainable Organic Coffee Prospects And Coffee Transaction Costs Chain In Timor – Leste (2025)

Abstract

Introduction: The small island of Timor basically and namely of Timor-Leste plantation Hybrid Coffee is a coffee variety that is resistant disease and climate change adaptation growing on 1000-1500 meters under shade trees special Albizia and Casuarina during Portugues time until now. The Timor coffee base growing in 6 Municipality Ermera, Aileu Ainaro, Manufahi and Bobonaro more them 42% family monoculture Coffee farm. Potential can be developed sustainable economic value because it can only grow under the shade of albizzia and casuarina, but now big problem on sustainable develop. With high economic potential, needs to developed as family economic patrimonial, because more Then 90% population dependent on coffee production every year. Timor - Leste has great potential in developing organic coffee because its tropical and subtropical climate change is created some of conditions very different and geography only have two seasons, namely dry and rainy (wet and dry months). The importance of institutional arrangements in supporting small farmers to develop organic products with high added value is very important, according to progressive nature geographic and conditions are behaved cited by (WB., 2019; Maia J., 2022; Gov.TL, 2024).