Sebagai daerah yang memiliki tanah yang subur, Aceh merupakan salah satu kawasan di Indonesia yang memiliki berbagai hasil perkebunan unggulan. Salah satunya adalah lada.
As an area that has fertile land, Aceh is one of the regions in Indonesia that has a variety of superior plantation products. One of them is pepper.
Di era Kerajaan Aceh Darussalam masih eksis sebagai sebuah negara berdaulat, lada merupakan salah satu sumber pendapatan yang cukup besar. Rempah tersebut diekspor hingga ke mancanegara. Pelabuhan - pelabuhan Aceh sangat ramai kala itu.
In the era of the Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam, it still existed as a sovereign country, pepper was one of the major sources of income. These spices are exported to foreign countries. The ports of Aceh were very busy at that time.
Hal tersebut mengundang perhatian bangsa Eropa seperti Portugis, Inggris, dan Belanda ikut datang ke Aceh. Tujuan awal mereka adalah berdagang. Lambat laun berniat memonopoli.
This attracted the attention of European nations such as the Portuguese, British and Dutch to come to Aceh. Their original aim was trade. Gradually it intends to monopolize.
Era 70-an Aceh masih memiliki lada yang lumayan banyak. Di berbagai daerah petani masih menanam lada sebagai sumber ekonomi utama. Namun akibat serangan hama dan jatuhnya harga di pasar, petani pun beralih ke holtikultura lain.
In the 70s, Aceh still had quite a lot of pepper. In various areas, farmers still grow pepper as the main economic source. However, due to pest attacks and falling prices in the market, farmers have switched to other horticulture.