Delegation of 20 Countries Learns about Red Onion Cultivation Innovations in Indonesia Red onion is a strategic commodity in Indonesia. Red: Erdy Nasrul

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANDUNG — Amid the challenges of the global food crisis, Indonesia is positioning itself as one of the world's potential food granaries, particularly through horticultural innovation. Today, Rumah Bawang, a learning farm initiated by PT East West Seed Indonesia (EWINDO) located in Cimaung, Bandung, West Java, received a visit from 80 international delegates from 20 countries as part of the International Symposium on Edible Alliums IX, held by IPB University in collaboration with the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS). International participants came from Japan, South Korea, France, the United States, Norway, the Netherlands, India, the Philippines, and Italy to Rumah Bawang to gain firsthand experience of how EWINDO facilitates comprehensive knowledge transfer to farmers about cultivating shallots from seeds (True Shallot Seed/ TSS), a breakthrough that addresses the problems faced by farmers and opens up opportunities for improving Indonesia's ...