The only resort with Agro-Eco theme, Taman Simalem is thrilled to announce that it has won 2nd place at Indonesia Sustainable Tourism Award (ISTA) 2017 for Environment Conservation category. The award was presented at Wonderful
Nurida Girsang works with great dedication as a farmer in her organic farm and as a mother in her organic family. After 25 years, Nurida Girsang, 45, finally decided to cut unproductive coffee trees in
Writer: Agriculture and Food Cluster Team ‘Taman’ in Batak Karo language means park in English and ‘Simalem’ means cool and pleasing. For more than four years, Taman Simalem Resort has done just like that. With
Writer: Nurhayati Lubis, Junior Professional Officer for Public Relation, Monitoring and Evaluation, GIZ Indonesia After successfully pioneered organic farming system with its partner farmers in the area of Merek, Tanah Karo District, North Sumatra Province,
Lack of access to information and technology of best rice cultivation, agro-inputs, markets and capital in Indonesia is part of the challenges to meet the country’s population growth rate of 1.49% per year. Efforts to
The Food and Nutrition Society (PERGIZI PANGAN) Indonesia in collaboration with Better Rice Initiative Asia (BRIA) Nutrition Component Indonesia and GIZ conducted a study on fortified rice production and a clinical impact study to gain