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Shameful situation Isn't it a shame, that the Indonesian tempeh industry is affected by the dollar. Why do the soya beans have to be imported? Can Indonesian farmers not grow soya beans themselves? It should be an embarrassment for the Minister of Agriculture that the local farmers do not have the means or know how to grow prime quality basic food we all eat. It galls me when I see that a small bunch of wilted water spinach at the supermarket costs Rp 1,400 and a bunch of local bananas Rp 8,000, scrawny local carrots Rp 3,450 per kilogram, while nice and fresh looking imported carrots sell in comparison for only Rp 3,900 per kg, imported delicious apples only cost Rp 3,900 per kg. Indonesian apples? Forget it! Even nice looking papayas are imported, while they grow here but look unappetizing, good for bird feed only! Something is very wrong with the mentality of the officials and the system here. In other countries farmers are subsidized and get free seminars to improve their know-how and skills; here it is gasoline that is subsidized, which actually comes from the very own national soil but has to be refined in another country and then be re-imported. Why does Indonesia not have its own refinery for this? All these are sad jokes! And now it is allowed to export raw rattan, destroying the livelihoods of 60 percent of the people working for the Cirebon rattan furniture industries. This is an utter disregard of basic economic thinking. No country will export raw materials for "small change", when it can produce finished goods from it and thus give work and food to its people and get higher revenues from taxes on the finished products. Next we will import rattan furniture from China, made from our own rattan. Where are the officials and policymakers of this country who have some insight and foresight about causes and effects and who can think a little further than to their next "project" from which to siphon their percentage in profits? They should work together for the benefit of the country and the general population that in fact sustains their existence. SUHARTO, Tangerang, Banten [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/aYWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Milis Wanita Muslimah Membangun citra wanita muslimah dalam diri, keluarga, maupun masyarakat. Situs Web: http://www.wanita-muslimah.com ARSIP DISKUSI : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wanita-muslimah/messages Kirim Posting mailto:wanita-muslimah@yahoogroups.com Berhenti mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Milis Keluarga Sejahtera mailto:keluarga-sejahtera@yahoogroups.com Milis Anak Muda Islam mailto:majelismuda@yahoogroups.com This mailing list has a special spell casted to reject any attachment .... Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wanita-muslimah/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
