Farmers’ Perception of Sustainable Coffee Innovation Based on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA)

The Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) approach has become one of the innovations in implementing sustainable coffee cultivation in West Sumatra, particularly in Situjuah Limo Nagari District. This study aims to describe the characteristics of the coffee farmers and understand their perception regarding the adoption of sustainable coffee innovation based on CSA in Situjuah Limo Nagari District. The research was conducted from August to September 2025 by applying a survey method. The sample consisted of 156 Situjuah coffee farmers Data analysis employed the Spearman Rank correlation. The results show the characteristics of coffee farmers in Situjuah Limo Nagari District depicted based on age, gender, residence, education, farming experience, number of dependents, land size, type of sales, land ownership status, and coffee variety. The second results of this study on the perception level of coffee farmers in implementing sustainable coffee based on CSA in Situjuah Limo Nagari District show that, in general, farmers have a relatively high perception, with an average score of 68.74% of the maximum score. Moreover, farmers’ perceptions of CSA implementation are more strongly influenced by economic factors (income) and external institutional factors (farmer groups and extension workers), followed by innovation characteristics.