Indonesian program’s promise of food security backfires for local farmers

Mongabay
Mar 8, 2022, 3:32 pm163 pts
JAKARTA — The establishment of large-scale agriculture under the Indonesian government’s “food estate” program is harming local farmers in Sumatra, a study has found. The program was announced in 2020 by President Joko Widodo to boost domestic food production and reduce reliance on crop imports. But…

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