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Regenerative agriculture based Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for soil health in arabica coffee in North Sumatra

Silvia Nora; Retna Astuti Kuswardani; Surip Mawardi; Aisar Novita

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science · 2025

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Summary

This paper, published in the IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (2025), presents findings on the application of regenerative agriculture principles as a framework for Good Agricultural Practices in arabica coffee production in North Sumatra, Indonesia. It likely proposes or evaluates a set of soil-health-oriented management guidelines informed by regenerative approaches such as reduced tillage, organic inputs, or cover cropping adapted to smallholder coffee systems. The work contributes to an emerging evidence base for contextually appropriate, sustainability-oriented agricultural standards in tropical perennial crop systems.

UK applicability

The findings are directly applicable to Indonesian arabica coffee-growing regions and have limited direct relevance to UK agricultural conditions. However, the methodological approach to developing regenerative GAP frameworks may offer transferable lessons for UK policymakers and certification bodies seeking to integrate soil health criteria into domestic agricultural standards.

Key measures

Soil health indicators (likely including organic matter content, microbial activity, or nutrient availability); GAP compliance metrics; possibly yield or plant health measures

Outcomes reported

The study likely examines soil health indicators and practical Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) recommendations derived from regenerative agriculture principles applied to arabica coffee cultivation in North Sumatra. It probably reports on soil biological, chemical, or physical parameters as indicators of soil condition under different management approaches.

Theme
Farming systems, soils & land use
Subject
Soil health & land management
Study type
Research
Study design
Field trial
Source type
Conference paper
Status
Published
Geography
Indonesia
System type
Perennial cash crops (coffee)
DOI
10.1088/1755-1315/1445/1/012031
Catalogue ID
NRmo3f02hq-071

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