Southeast Maluku, new Sentra red onion pearls from the east

jpnn.com MALUKU TENGGARA – The Southeast of Maluku is a District Maluku and eastern Indonesia, between the Maluku Islands and Papua, as well as between the Arafura Sea and the Banda Sea.

The location is also adjacent to the Masela oil block. great potential for the onion, besides various peppers and other horticultural products

"Honestly, I did not think that it was the Southeast of Maluku that had the potential for development of the world. An extraordinary onion The land is a fertile and uncontaminated Mediterranean type, said the director of the Directorate General of Vegetables and Medicinal Plants of Prihasto, while he visited the shallot center in three villages of Yafavun, Kamear and Watngon, sub-district of Kei Kecil Timur, Southeast Maluku region.

When visiting the three villages, at least spread shallots over 51 hectares to support the supply of water. Eid al-Adha 2018.

"Farmers and agricultural agencies now design the development of a horticultural sector based on the" With a population of 128,000 people and a per capita consumption of 2.8 kg per year and average productivity At a rate of 10 tonnes per hectare, only 36 to 40 hectares are needed, "explains Anton Prihasto. to meet the needs of shallots in this neighborhood. This means that the Southeast Maluku are now capable of self-sufficiency in red and surplus onions, "said Anton

Horticulture Branch, in 2018, thanks to funds allocated by APBN for the development of 95 hectares of Bawang Merah for the province of Maluku and 42 hectares for the Southeast Maluku Regency comprising 40 hectares of red onion seeds and 2 hectares of red onion seeds

" In accordance with the policy of the Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman to develop the center of the onion outside of Java, build centers, so we will get more support, "Anton continued.