Red Fruit Rising
To fund his research, I Made Budi produces extract, capsules and chocolate from the red fruit of the pandan plant in Jayawijaya, Papua. When the price of the fruit skyrocketed, people raced to plant it.
July 16, 2013
The blazing sun did not keep Yance Willil from working on his garden. He cut dry leaves from the red fruit tree in front of him, taking extra good care of this plant which grows in Papua. Each day he trims the grass growing around his 200 trees. "The price of one red fruit is Rp50,000-100,000," Yance told Tempotwo weeks ago.This resident of Mulima Village in Jayawijaya regency, Papua, has been planting red fruit for more than 10 years, on three hec
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