page_title: Kepahiang Regency
section_title: Dragonfruits
hierarchical_section_title: Kepahiang Regency / Local infrastructure & economy / Agriculture a plantations / Dragonfruits
caption_attribution_description: English: Major Bando Amin at dragonfruit plantation
context_page_description: Kepahiang is a regency in Bengkulu. It is located on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The regency seat is Kepahiang town. Census on 2016, Kepahiang had 162,343 inhabitants. The regency has a total area of 704.47 km², of which a high percentage is still forest. The local society consists of various ethnicities such as Rejang, Serawai, Javanese, Lembak and Sundanese. Rejang is the majority in Kepahiang.
  The Regency of Kepahiang is rich in natural resources including gold, coal, geothermal energy resources, gemstones as well as a range of agricultural, aquacultural and forest products. These include rice, oil- and coconut palms, coffee, tea, corn, wood, natural rubber and pepper, as well as various types of fruits and locally bred fish specimens and products.
  The local government of Kepahiang operates several development projects to achieve improvements in the sector of agriculture, energy supply and education. Some of these initiatives gained nationwide attention and were implemented by the central government in Jakarta on a national scale.
  Besides the formerly mentioned potentials, Kepahiang has significant tourism potential, which remains largely untapped.
context_section_description: Currently dragonfruits are grown on 18 ha. The fruits are meant to be sold on the market but also to process it to other products such as cosmetica and homeopathics. In the context of the SELUNA program, support, including financial support, is provided to farmers and federations from the local and the central government institutions. Dragonfruits are supposed to become another option for farmers diversifying their crops. An expert from Japan is providing assistance and needed know-how products.
caption: Mayor at dragonfruit plantation
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