THE POVERTY OF FARMERS

KEDIRI, 17/6 - POVERTY. A four-year-old boy Adit (C) stands as his parents harvest rice on the village of Selopanggung, Kediri, East Java, June 16, 2011. According to Indonesia’s Central Bureau of Statistics, a farmer in Java and Bali only owns 0.34 hectare of rice field in average. This led to poverty among farmers, with average income of Rp220.000 (25.57 USD) per month. FOTO ANTARA/Arief Priyono/Koz/pd/ox/11.