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Restoring Critical Lands

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RENY SRI AYU
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M. Arif and Usman attend to their first harvest of Black Madras rice in Ma’rang district, Pangkep, South Sulawesi. The field they use to plant rice and farm fish was once critical land and an old fishpond. After being abandoned for around 20 years, the land was made productive again using an organic system.

The faces of M Arif, 42, and his wife were filled with joy on Saturday (19/8), as they showed the Black Madras rice that had just been harvested in Pitusunggu village,Ma’rang district, Pangkajene and Islands Regency, South Sulawesi.

Part of the paddy fields is green; another part is a purple-black sea of Black Madras rice. At first glance, the Black Madras paddy looks as if they were burned. "This is the first time I’ve planted Black Madras. Colleagues from the Blue Forest Foundation and agricultural extension workers introduce me to this rice variety. The results have turned out to be good," said Arif.

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