North Sumatra food estate sees first harvests

Ministers and officials harvest the first potatoes from a food estate in Humbang Hasundutan regency, North Sumatra, on March 23. - JP

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The government has reported that its 215 hectare food estate in Humbang Hasundutan (Humbahas), North Sumatra, has had its first potato, shallot and garlic harvests, with above-average productivity.

Roughly 10 ha of the estate were sown with shallots, 50ha with garlic and 50ha with potatoes. Per hectare, the estate yielded 15 tonnes of potatoes, 5.8 tonnes of shallots and 5.8 tonnes of garlic.