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Money is just the start
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 27/02/2017
» Indonesian farmers will soon have access to more loans that will enable them to begin a new planting season without having to sell all of their recently harvested produce first.
Burning Issue
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 26/09/2016
» Religious authorities in the world's largest Muslim country have added their moral weight to efforts to curb the annual forest burning, which also blankets Indonesia's regional neighbours in choking haze.
Smoked out
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 12/09/2016
» Tobacco farmer Budidoyo Siswoyo has felt the adverse impact of the unseasonally heavy rain that kept pouring during the dry season this year. He has nothing to show for his efforts since he planted his crop in April on his two-hectare farm in Temanggung, Central Java.