Keeping the Nation Alive
Plummeting demand and restricted access to distribution amid the Covid-19 pandemic have caused foodstuff prices to drop. Solidarity movements have come to the aid of farmers in Indonesia’s rural areas.
Wayan Agus Purnomo
May 19, 2020
A broadcast message circulating on WhatsApp arrived on Francisca Callista’s cell phone on April 27. According to the memo, which appeared to be signed by regent of Temanggung, Central Java, Muhammad Al Khadziq, the price of garlic produced by Temanggung’s farmers had dropped because there were no buyers. After reading the message, the 29-year-old woman contacted Pratama Panji Prasetya, a farmer in Ketitang village, Temanggung. Fr
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