West Papua Prepares 2,300 Hectares for Soybeans
August 13, 2012
Following a major harvest in Sidey District, Manokwari regency in July that yielded 1.5 tons of soybean per hectare, West Papua's Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security has prepared another 2,300-hectare plot in the regency for planting soybeans for the remainder of the year. "The first harvest yield exceeded the national yield of 1.3 ton per hectare, Harry Triely Uhi, Head of the department, told Tempo.
He said his department wou
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