{"id":4762,"date":"2022-06-29T07:43:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T07:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/?p=4762"},"modified":"2022-12-29T12:51:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T12:51:38","slug":"pak-margo-the-man-who-grew-jelutung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/en\/pak-margo-the-man-who-grew-jelutung\/","title":{"rendered":"Pak Margo: The Man Who Grew Jelutung"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4762\" class=\"elementor elementor-4762\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b163cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b163cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2ddc5d\" data-id=\"d2ddc5d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f9d99b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f9d99b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Having always wanted to grow a mini <em>jelutung<\/em> (Dyera costulata) plantation in his backyard, Pak Margo says it took him 18 years of trial and error, and a substantial part of his personal finances to learn how to do it properly. But now, at the age of 65, he has finally realized his dream.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e951482 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e951482\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bd8715\" data-id=\"3bd8715\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28674c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28674c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JLT1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4764\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JLT1.jpg 936w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JLT1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JLT1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JLT1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Margo (65) has a mini \u2018jelutung\u2019 forest in his backyard<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edf5abe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edf5abe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92908d5\" data-id=\"92908d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a3b40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4a3b40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Margo&#8217;s wish to plant <em>jelutung<\/em> arose from his observations of the changing natural conditions around his home in Tumbang Nusa village. He noticed that whereas many of the native trees (such as <em>jelutung)<\/em> were being felled for timber, and the peatland was slowly being cleared of forest, the local farmers were still unable to use their cleared lands successfully.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82084a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82084a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a89fea\" data-id=\"8a89fea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b821bfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b821bfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because of his innate curiousity, he was willing to pay from his own pocket in order to learn how to cultivate <em>jelutung<\/em> successfully. &#8220;Actually, I learned the nursery techniques from the <em>jelutung<\/em> growers among the Dayaks in Hampangen<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>. There were two experts living there at the time, and I also purchased the seeds from them. That was in the year 2000, and they taught me the cultivation techniques there for a training fee of 2 million rupiah,&#8221; Margo explained.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d80ae5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d80ae5d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9295a32\" data-id=\"9295a32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e35856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e35856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Margo had practiced various methods which he had already learned from within his community before deciding to take the &#8216;expert course.&#8217; He said this was necessary because his previous efforts had always failed prior to receiving the \u2018formula&#8217; from the experts. He explained that the main issue in growing <em>jelutung<\/em> lies in taking care of the seedlings. He says that the seedlings must be treated as if they were little children, who must be taken care of at all times. And that many communities make the mistake of not caring for the seedlings after planting them out.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3203ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3203ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\">Nowadays, Margo shares his knowledge with anyone who is interested in learning about <\/span><em style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\">jelutung<\/em><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\"> seedlings, as he says that there are still good business opportunities for those who want to do <\/span><em style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\">jelutung <\/em><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\">nurseries for profit. Using his own profit-sharing strategy, he now provides prospective breeders with fruit containing <\/span><em style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\">jelutung<\/em><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\"> seeds, and takes a 25% share of their sale proceeds. Every year, the <\/span><em style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\">jelutung<\/em><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\"> blooms in September and bears fruit in March. Before the fruit falls to the ground, it must be picked quickly. Each fruit carries around 10 seeds.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c009c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c009c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\">&#8220;When my trees fruit, the harvest is 10-20 kg per season (once a year). The fruit is worth Rp. 3.5 million per kg. One kilogram of fruit contains eleven thousand <\/span><em style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\">jelutung<\/em><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\"> seeds,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6689e60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6689e60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9c2c4e\" data-id=\"a9c2c4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d0482 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48d0482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Raising Jelutung Seedlings<\/strong><\/h5><p>According to Pak Margo, these are the necessary steps for raising <em>jelutung<\/em> seedlings:<\/p><table width=\"624\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"133\"><p>Seed selection<\/p><\/td><td width=\"491\"><p>Select seeds carefully and avoid seeds that are old, thin, or of a dark brown color. White seeds are also best avoided.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"133\"><p>Sprout phase<\/p><\/td><td width=\"491\"><p>After that, sow the seeds and wait about 2-3 weeks, until shoots appear.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"133\"><p>Transfer sprouts to polybags<\/p><\/td><td width=\"491\"><p>Place each sprouted seedlings in a polybag and allow to grow for about 1.5 years in the polybag. Grass should be kept to a minimum in the area.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"133\"><p>Out-planting into the field\/garden<\/p><\/td><td width=\"491\"><p>Plant the seedlings only when the stem is already a dark green colour and is hard enough to survive being planted out.<\/p><p>*<em>With careful selection and handling the expectancy is that 50% of the seeds will become successful ready-to-plant jelutung seedlings.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><h5><strong>Harvesting Latex and Timber<\/strong><\/h5><p>Margo says that he also tapped wild <em>jelutung<\/em> trees in the forest many years ago. But this did not last long due to the risk of being attacked by wild animals in the forest such as snakes.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>&#8220;It is less difficult to tap than rubber and more productive. On average, each tree can produce around 1 kilogram of latex.&#8221; And although the latex can be difficult to sell due to a general lack of collectors and buyers, the product commands a much higher price than rubber. Furthermore, the latex only requires dousing with hot water before being sold to the collector.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Pak Margo added that, apart from the latex, <em>jelutung<\/em> trees can also be grown in plantations to be harvested for timber: &#8220;12 year-old trees can be used, but the wood deteriorates quickly. It is different with 30-40 year-old <em>jelutung<\/em>, that age is good and even suitable for guitars,&#8221; he added.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h5><strong>Contributing to Forest Research and Rehabilitation Programs<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66761a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66761a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4771fb\" data-id=\"a4771fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-681a8cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"681a8cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JLT2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4768\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JLT2.jpg 936w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JLT2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JLT2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JLT2-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The jelutung mini-plantation that Margo owns is also used for research purposes<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-566712d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"566712d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8423f66\" data-id=\"8423f66\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8971db3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8971db3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 1.5-hectare mini <em>jelutung<\/em> forest behind Margo\u2019s house is of two species: a lowland peat swamp forest variety called <em>jelutung rawa<\/em> (Dyera<em> polyphylla)<\/em> and an upland hill forest variety called <em>jelutung bukit (<\/em>Dyera<em> costulata)<\/em>. His mini-forest serves as a living laboratory for many scientists from Indonesia and other countries, including the United Kingdom and Australia.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\">&#8220;I am proud to be able to prove to the children and the community that the wild plants that God has planted in the forest can also be cared for close to the house,\u201d he explains.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8906deb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8906deb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db10bad\" data-id=\"db10bad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07269b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07269b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JLT3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4769\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JLT3.jpg 936w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JLT3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JLT3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JLT3-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The jelutung forest canopy<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59eef3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59eef3f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb3bb75\" data-id=\"eb3bb75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc23124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc23124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Margo received a &#8216;windfall&#8217; opportunity ten years ago when he realised that <em>jelutung<\/em> was becoming popular for peatland rehabilitation programs in Central Kalimantan. With his backyard plantation, he was well placed to provide seeds to these programs. At the time, each polybag full of <em>jelutung<\/em> seeds was worth Rp. 1,500 and he found that he could produce 50-150 thousand polybags of <em>jelutung<\/em> seeds per year and sell them to the government through a tender process. His costs were only around Rp. 250 per polybag (planting media and labor costs) excluding maintenance costs. He said that there were no obstacles to selling the seeds because they were all used to meet the needs of the government&#8217;s forest rehabilitation programs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d28492 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d28492\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2276c5\" data-id=\"d2276c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-396655c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"396655c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><sup>[1]<\/sup> An area in Katingan Regency, about 67 kilometers from the capital city of Central Kalimantan<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having always wanted to grow a mini jelutung (Dyera costulata) plantation in his backyard, Pak Margo says it took him 18 years of trial and error, and a substantial part of his personal finances to learn how to do it properly. 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