“Why is Rujuk deliberately committing a fatal mistakes by watering his papaya with manures,” Giyat, one of the worker at papaya field belonging to Rujuk Supriyanto, murmured. Giyat was shocked as he thought Rujuk did a fatal mistakes by fertilizing his young papaya plants with liquid bio-slurry.
It is Seli (32) and John Ludji (41), the farmers who supply vegetables and fruits to the city of Waingapu in East Sumba. They have heard the information about Domestic Biogas Programme (BIRU) about two years ago. They have not used the biogas, as they are unsure about the quality of the biogas constructed but inoperational.
"Let's try to harness this biogas so that prosperity can be felt by the community itself, especially for our work as farmers" (H. Sahwan, 42, NTB)
The volatility of LPG prices lately have created restlessness among the people living at the base of Mount Burangrang, precisely at the rural community of Pasirhalang, Tugumukti Village, Cisarua Sub District, West Bandung Regency, West Java. Tini Suhartini, one of the community member at Pasirhalang, uttered, “It has been very difficult to obtain a 3 kg-capacity LPG lately in the market. The price now has reached Rp 25 thousands and often time the commodity is not even available in the marketplace.” Similar concerns have also been raised by people in the village where majority of its inhabitants work as dairy farmers and farmers.
A house with Javanese architectural style of 1960s era in Kebon Agung Village Wonodadi, Blitar looks so peaceful, surrounded by shady trees in the house yard which occupies an area twice the size of volleyball court. Some of the threes are perrenial plants with dense foliage, which brings the cool air to the surrounding areas. Moreover when the gentle breeze blows. There goes all the physical fatigues.
Grilled nile tilapia served with a freshly cooked rice accompanied with chilli sauced relish at the home of H.A. Haris Nai (45) in the afternoon was very special. For those who do not cherish the thought of consuming fresh water fish because of the odor and muddy flavor often time left in its flesh, can now sigh with relief. Haris has the solution.
