SMP students reap harvest

BENGKULU (JP): Students at a state junior high school here harvested the rice plants they grew as part of the "local content subject" of their school curriculum.

Principal Nurlela said yesterday the paddy will be sold through the school cooperative to finance other local content subjects in the future.

She said that in previous semesters the school also planted tomatoes, beans and chilis, but the harvest failed due to a long dry season.

One of the students, Susilawati, said she was taught about irrigation and pesticides and how to select the best seeds. (mds)