Restoring Prabumulih Pineapples’ Heyday

The flavor of Prabumulih pineapples is unique due to its soil condition and cultivation process. Hais even claims Prabumulih’s queen pineapples are sweeter than those existing in Indonesia.

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Hais

Hais, 57, has cultivated a 4-hectare pineapple plantation amid his rubber estates for the fulfillment of his determination to prevent the loss of Prabumulih pineapples. This plantation serves as a milestone of Prabumulih pineapples’ restoration to their heyday decades ago.

Around six years ago, Hais opened pineapple areas in Patih Galung, Prabumulih district, Prabumulih city, South Sumatra. At the time, he only grew pineapple plants as a catch crop in his rubber estates. “I just raised the plants as an intercrop among the rubber trees I had rejuvenated,” he said on Tuesday (25/5/2021).