Indonesia: Bad weather and failed corn harvest, farmers in Maluku switch to sweet potatoes and long beans
Long Bean
Published Dec 8, 2023
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The TEKAD Program Assistance Recipient Group in Usliapan Village, Central Maluku, is considering starting a sweet potato and peanut planting business on their land, following the success of the TEKAD pilot demonstration. The demonstration plot for sweet potato and long bean plants has been seen as having a positive impact on the economic development of the village, with an increasing number of residents showing interest in planting these products. Initially, residents were skeptical about the switch from planting corn to sweet potatoes and long beans, but after thorough evaluation and group deliberations, the decision was made based on the village's environmental conditions and the promising prospects for sweet potatoes.
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CENTRAL MALUKU – The TEKAD Program Assistance Recipient Group (KPB) in Usliapan Village, Teon Nila Serua, Central Maluku is considering developing a sweet potato and peanut planting business on their land. This step follows the progress of the TEKAD pilot demonstration (Demplot) which has the potential to boost the economy of Usliapan Village and its surroundings. “We feel that the TEKAD demonstration plot for sweet potato and long bean plants provides positive value for economic development in our village. "Currently, more and more residents are interested in planting sweet potatoes and long beans as the village's superior products," said Chairman of KPB Maju Bersama Usliapan Village, Franki Lanussa, Thursday (7/12/2023). He revealed that at the start of the demonstration plot, many residents were pessimistic. Moreover, the choice to plant corn does not provide much positive contribution. "At that time the corn harvest was not very promising, perhaps because the weather ...
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