SMP students reap harvest

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)