DoomsdaysCW<p>Preserving <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rutong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rutong</span></a>'s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sago</span></a> forest for food security</p><p>February 15, 2025 </p><p>"Food security</p><p>"The potential of Rutong's sago forest is continuing to be developed to maintain food security and thereby, anticipate any food supply crisis.</p><p>"'The existence of the Rutong sago forest is an opportunity to revive local food,' the acting mayor of Ambon, Dominggus N. Kaya, said.</p><p>"The food security program here is an effort to revive local foods, considering that Ambon City is highly dependent on outside food supplies.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sago</span></a> has been a staple food for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maluku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maluku</span></a> people since ancient times. They process sago into various foods, such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/papeda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>papeda</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaguLempeng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaguLempeng</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaguGula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaguGula</span></a> (a mixture of sago, brown sugar, and coconut), <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KaruKaru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KaruKaru</span></a> (a fried mixture of sago starch and raw coconut), or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/uha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uha</span></a> (a grilled mixture of raw sago and coconut wrapped in sago leaves).</p><p>"It is also used to make more contemporary foods such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/brownies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brownies</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/burgers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>burgers</span></a>.</p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SagoForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SagoForest</span></a> is vital for maintaining food security because many areas of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ambon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ambon</span></a> are seeing infrastructure <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>development</span></a>. Thus, the land that can be used for agriculture is small."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://en.antaranews.com/news/345069/preserving-rutongs-sago-forest-for-food-security" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.antaranews.com/news/345069/</span><span class="invisible">preserving-rutongs-sago-forest-for-food-security</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/foodsovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodsovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TraditionalFoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalFoods</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indonesia</span></a></p>