Agriculture

Motivator: Farmer Sadiman poses in a wood in his neighborhood in Dali hamlet, Geneng subdistrict, Wonogiri regency, Central Java. Sadiman is trying to convince locals that the water shortage problem that happens during dry seasons can be partly solved by planting trees on the denuded hills.(JP/Ganug Nugroho Adi)

A 65-year-old man from Wonogiri regency, Central Java, has managed to turn his drought-prone village into a groundwater-rich region by leading a campaign to replant trees on a nearby hill for the past 19 years.

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Indonesian farmers reaping social media rewards
By Karishma Vaswani BBC News, Kadaka Jaya, Indonesia

Indonesia is an economy on the move these days - and fast becoming one of the most technology-savvy countries in Asia.