Lazy fishermen wasted recent monsoon<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Many fishermen in the Seribu Islands, a group of
\nislands north of Jakarta Bay, did not use their spare time wisely
\nduring the recent three-month west monsoon during which they
\ncould not go fishing.<\/p>\n
\"As a result, the produce they collected in nine months has
\nsimply thinned out in just three months,\" said Maharanto, the
\nhead of the City Agriculture Office.<\/p>\n
\"Actually, they could have used the time to do some farming or
\nbegin planting seedlings so that their livelihood will not always
\ndepend on fishing. The West monsoon is the best time to prepare
\nsoil for planting because the season is characterized by high
\nrainfall, which creates a wealthy supply of water for the
\nseedlings,\" Maharanto said yesterday.<\/p>\n
According to Maharanto who visited the islands this week, the
\nsoil on the islands, such as that of Panggang and Untung Jawa
\nislands -- both of which are considered underdeveloped -- is good
\nenough to be used for the raising of crops.<\/p>\n
\"Breadfruit and coconuts, for instance, grow well on those
\nislands,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"They could have processed breadfruit into chips or flakes and
\nextracted coconut oil to meet their own daily needs that they
\nwould not have to go to Jakarta to buy them. Residents of the two
\nislands could have even sold the products to the other islands
\nwhich are popular as tourist destinations,\" he said.<\/p>\n
They still need guidance on how to effectively use their spare
\ntime, he said. (arf)<\/p>",
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