The Agro Techno Park (ATP) in Belok\/Sidan Village, Petang District,\nBadung, Bali, frequently receives domestic and international tourists\neager to see Arabica coffee cultivation. Despite the influx of visitors,\nthe technopark area is still unable to charge an entrance fee. \u201cThis ATP\narea was projected from the start as a centre for applying agricultural\ntechnology based on Arabica coffee cultivation, not as a profit-oriented\nventure. Moreover, this place has not yet become an official Tourism\nObject and Attraction because it still does not meet several required\nprovisions,\u201d said the Head of the Badung Regency Agriculture and Food\nAgency, Anak Agung Ngurah Raka Sukadana, on Thursday (18\/6\/2026).<\/p>\n
Raka Sukadana explained that his agency has deliberately not promoted\ntourism because it remains focused on maintaining ATP as an educational\ncentre for agriculture. The site more often receives visits from\ngovernment agencies, community organisations, and educational\ninstitutions wanting to study the coffee production chain in depth. \u201cThe\nagencies and educational institutions that come here are purely oriented\ntowards learning about Arabica coffee cultivation from upstream to\ndownstream. There is also a new official Regional Technical\nImplementation Unit, whose head we appointed and who began duties on 1\nMarch 2026,\u201d Raka said.<\/p>\n
The application of agricultural technology in the area includes\nsuperior seed selection, planting distance regulation, protective plant\nmanagement, irrigation systems, and post-harvest handling. Examples of\nits success can be seen in coffee plants that bear fruit before the age\nof two years, as well as the rescue of plants nearly dead from drought\nusing drip irrigation methods. \u201cThrough strict supervision and\nevaluation, we ensure that all coffee plant growth at ATP complies with\nGood Agriculture Practice (GAP) standards. So our officers properly\ncontrol everything from the obligation of red-picking during harvest,\ndrying the beans to achieve the correct moisture content, sorting, to\nroasting techniques,\u201d Raka stated.<\/p>\n
Regarding daily operations, the Badung Agriculture and Food Agency\nroutinely allocates maintenance funds from the regional budget each\nyear. The allocation is used for procuring fertiliser, fuel for\nagricultural machinery, providing coffee seeds for nurseries, and paying\nlocal workers\u2019 wages. \u201cCurrently, we are deliberately not budgeting for\nphysical construction because the supporting facilities and\ninfrastructure for coffee processing are considered still very adequate.\nAll tourists who visit, including those who just stop by the coffee shop\nto have a drink while enjoying the natural scenery, have their data\nneatly recorded in our visitor logbook,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Raka acknowledged that the ATP\u2019s presence has not yet been able to\ncut the middleman chain that often disadvantages local farmers in the\nsurrounding area. This is because ATP only processes, handles, and sells\nharvests from coffee plants located within the local government\u2019s own\nindependent area. \u201cWe realise that ATP cannot yet become a collection\npoint for harvests from the surrounding community, but going forward our\nagenda is to study the opportunity for this place to transform into a\ncentre of excellence for coffee in Badung. To spark the integration of\nagriculture and tourism (agro-tourism), we also plan to revive annual\nevents such as Coffee Day and the Agro Market to bring farmers together\ndirectly with buyers on site,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/badungs-agro-techno-park-draws-tourists-but-cannot-yet-charge-entry-fees-1781826628", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }