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Coffee, as agroindustry comodity has good prospect in Indonesia although now overproduction worldwide in the world. Now, Indonesia is ranked 4th in the world as main coffee producer after Brazil, Vietnam, and Colombia. One of regency of coffee-producer regions is Ngawi Regency which is located on the slopes of Lawu Mount. Coffee quality is a main criterion to compete with other coffee producer. The way to improve the quality of Indonesian coffee is by upgrading post-harvest handling processes. The aim of this study was evaluation of the process of post-harvest coffee to conform with GMP (Good Manufacturer Process) to develop farmers entrepreneurship. The research respondents were 50 coffee farmers obtained by purposive sampling method. The results showed that coffee farmers in Ngrambe Subdistrict, Ngawi District use dry process in the process of stripping coffee beans (81.35%). The quality of the coffee picking process is low (53.62%). Generally coffee farmers do not sort (71.23%). The coffee storage process is also low (52.35%). Kinds of efforts conducting for this reasearch i.e. need for dissemination of post-coffee harvest technology that is in accordance with GMP Furthermore it can improve the competitive advantages of the product.