Takengon (Aentenews) — The small scale industry in the Indonesia’s Westernmost Province of Aceh has exported some 19.2 tons of coffee product to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
First export release of the so-called “Wine Gayo coffee” produced in the provincial Central Aceh District was attended by the District head, Haili Yoga in Tekengon, capital of Central Aceh District lately.
Yoga expressed optimism that the local youth would be able to help impove the local coffee processing effort.
Meanwhile, official of the coffee exporting company, Syukran appreciated the Central Aceh district head upon the fisrt coffee export release to Dubai.
Previously, Aceh governor Muzakir Manaf held talks with ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Abdulla Salem Al-Dhaheri in Jakarta.
Muzakir Manaf, popularly called Mualem, in his meeting with the UAE ambassador on Tuesday (April 27) agreed to establish team in a bid to explore cooperations on investment, trade and flight affairs, according to Aceh provincial spokesman, Nurlis Efendi.
The team began their activities starting May 2026, Efendi said, adding that the meeting took place in the ambasador’s residence in Jakarta.
Efendi said further, the meeting was aimed to offer an opportunity to the UAE side to invest in Aceh.
“The bilateral cooperation would cover the sectors of oil, gas, mining and palm oil which could be processed into cooking oil,” Effendi explained.
In addition, Mualem also unveiled about the potentials of trade and export of the provincial processed agricultural products such as coconut oil, coconut flour, including the coconut charcoal briquettes and coconut fiber.
Aceh also has potential to export patchouli oil and agarwood as the raw material for perfume. //Aentenews by Bustanuddin.
