Food Self-Sufficiency and Tourism in Bahitom
Bahitom village's resettlers-people enrolled in the government's transmigration program-are exploring organic farming. They do it not only for sustenance but also for agrotourism.
Tempo
June 4, 2018
Three years ago, nothing grew on the 5.6-hectare land in the Bahitom village, Central Kalimantan-not even weeds. But now varieties of vegetables flourish there, among others water spinach, chili peppers, and tomatoes. It appears that members of the Bahitom Farmers' Group (Gapoktan) have successfully worked their magic on the land.
Sudiono, a member of the group, told us that he and all other 14 Gapoktan members work together on the shared plot of
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