Sharing Improvised Farming Methods
Early this month, the Society Concerned with Food Security in Indonesia, held its annual meeting, attended by 93 non-governmental organizations and associations. Top on their agenda was the need to protest the government's lack of concern for the welfare of farmers. Those subsisting below the poverty line usually produce below average harvests, both in terms of quality and quantity, mostly driven by their limited access to knowledge and information on how to improve farming methods. A few farming communities have now taken the initiative to learn and spread the word about improvised methods of cultivation, leaving behind their old, obsolete ways. Tempo English reports on innovative farmers from South Sulawesi.
April 29, 2014
Abundant Harvest from Organic Land
A number of farmers in the village of Salassae, Bulukumba regency, South Sulawesi, mobilized local residents to adopt organic agriculture. Their dream is for every piece of land in their village to become a learning place for the organic plantations of the future.
The rice on Tahmil's land looked different from the surrounding fields. Located in Salassae village, South Sulawesi, the paddies stood around 60 centim
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