August 26, 2009

It’s with great effort that we plan


Farmer: It’s with great effort that we plant, why is the response always imports?

Instead of addressing declining agricultural output due to a failure to invest in infrastructure and the loss of arable land from environmental degradation and land conversion for housing and industry, the government invariably responds by proposing more food imports, which also means lucrative kickbacks for the officials involved.

Kompas – August 26, 2009