On remote Indonesia karst outpost, Indigenous farmers fear the silence of the yams

Mongabay
Jun 8, 2025, 8:11 pm309 ptsTop
BANGGAI ISLANDS, Indonesia — Dewdrops cling to weeds in the Banggai archipelago as Deslin Kalaeng grasps a large round root vegetable from the ancient karst. “That’s the Banggai yam,” she says, shortly after daybreak over the Maluku Sea. “It’s our source of life, other than rice.” Deslin is known…

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