Timor - Farmgate Lebudu Kraik

Timor-Leste, or East Timor, takes up the eastern half of the greater Timor island, part of the  Indonesian archipelago, not far from the northern coast of Australia.  Coffee production is small in overall scale but highly significant to the Timorese, 25% of whom rely on it for their livelihood. 

This selection is produced by 10 select farmers from the Ducurai village located just north of the island's highest peak Tatamailau in the Ermera municipality.  The group is called “Lebudu Kraik”, which translates to “lower wetlands” referencing their particular location on the mountainside.  In addition to coffee, Ducurai farmers also manage personal crops of taro and cassava, as well as pigs, goats, fowl, and cows.  Many also have compost programs in addition to being organic certified.