Passion for Revitalizing Calina Papaya Production

The appearance, flavor and size of the fruit significantly affect their price. Kiki trains farmers to maintain consistent quality.nas

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Kiki Wijarnako.

Kiki Wijarnako, 42, has been helping to distribute Calina papayas grown by smallholder farmers to modern markets, remaining undaunted even when plant disease once disrupted his business. Kiki has continued with his efforts to develop fruit cultivation as a national innovation, determined to restore the heydays of his papaya center.

Kiki served a Calina papaya harvested from his plantation. The fruit was bursting with a delicate, sweet flavor. The papaya was indeed refreshing in the midday heat on Thursday (8/7/2021) in Mekarsari village of Rancabungur district, Bogor regency, West Java.