Proeftuin (English: “Experiment garden”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Trial gardens set up by Landbouwvoorlichtingsdienst in various places (e.g., Tangsé-vallei for robusta coffee) to demonstrate improvements.
Translation
Experiment garden
Description
Trial gardens set up by Landbouwvoorlichtingsdienst in various places (e.g., Tangsé-vallei for robusta coffee) to demonstrate improvements.
Significance
The term Proeftuin is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. —.