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Feeling the Pinch

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Salt farmers in Madura are starting to harvest. Not everyone is enjoying good prices.

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THE scorching heat of the sun beating down on his head did not make Samian take a break from working. That Monday afternoon last week, the 60-year-old grandfather enthusiastically harvested the salt in his field in Pangarengan village, Madura.

As far as salt farmers are concerned, the heat from the August sun is a blessing. The seawater flowing into the pond can quickly dry and leave behind salt. The quality of the salt harvested increasingly impr

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