In Delima Village, Jambi, coffee now shapes daily life. Courtyards are filled with beans drying on bamboo racks, red cherries waiting to be washed, and the smell of roasting drifting from simple stoves. For the women farmers group Sejahtera Mandiri, these post-harvest routines bring both income and pride. 

Currently, the 14 members produce around  50 kilograms of low-grade coffee each month, sold at IDR 55,000 per kilogram, and 20 kilograms of specialty coffee, sold at IDR 150,000 per kilogram. Together, sales generate a  gross income of about IDR 5.75 million per month (around USD 370). All of it is sold in local markets, where demand continues to grow. 

This progress marks a big shift from only a few years ago, when families depended almost entirely on palm oil plantations. While palms offered modest income, they came with ecological costs for the Bukit Tigapuluh landscape—home to endangered wildlife such as the Sumatran elephant. Change began in 2020, when the Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) introduced agroforestry, with coffee as a leading crop. 

Today, more than 50,000 coffee plants thrive alongside other agroforestry plants. For the women of Delima, coffee is not just a crop—it is resilience, independence, and hope for a sustainable future.