Our farmers' lot

Our farmers' lot

From Kompas

As an agricultural engineer I have always wondered why our
farmers, especially those who toil in the rice fields, live in
such dire poverty. After all, their lots of land are pretty
large.

The article published in Kompas on Aug.5 answers that
question, for which I am grateful because it exposes the problems
our farmers face and brings them to the attention of us all.
My hope is that the government will do the best it can to improve
the welfare of our farmers so that they can live decently. It can
do no harm for big business to assist those farmers by setting
aside a part of their profits. Without our farmers we may not
able to survive because it is they who work the rice fields and
produce food for our daily sustenance.

AGAM K. ZEBUA

Medan, North Sumatra