seed matoa and sente
Selasa, 30 Oktober 2007
Matoa fruit harvest fails to improve lot of Papuan farmers, Although the matoa fruit season reached its peak during the fasting month of Ramadhan this year, sales have not increased.In the past three years, a kilogram of matoa might cost Rp 30,000, but in Jayapura city, some 80 km from Silpa's village, it sells
for Rp 15,000 a kilogram.
Silpa was not alone though. At the terminal, there were around 20 other women, each carrying at least two sacks each of matoa.
Good quality matoa is now priced at Rp 150,000 a sack, much less than the Rp 400,000 it sold for last year.
An hour later, Silpa gave in and sold her matoa for Rp 50,000 a sack
