Ud Ketiara

Company Description

Ketiara Cooperative establish in 2009 by 38 person. In 2011 - after join the Fair Trade movement - We decided to restructruce the overall organisation into 100% small farmer organisation with total current member nearly 1000. Ibu Rahmah (our chairwomen) was the founding of this cooperative. She was starting the whole business as a small trader, that purchase few kilos of cherry - hand processed - and later deliver to several traders exist in the region. That was 20 years ago. Now, Ketiara sales to mainly local trader/exporter in average 70 metric tons per month. Almost all world-wide recognise trader/exporters from Medan, Sumatra, have been sourcing their exported green bean from Ketiara members. In 2012, Olam International is our biggest buyer.