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Dieng Potato Farmer Indonesia Poverty
The number of poor Indonesians, those with less than than $1.90 a day, has declined radically from 63 million in 2006 to just under 6 million in 2017, but a November 2015 report by the World Bank concluded that only the top 20% of Indonesian’s were benefiting from the country’s economic growth. Farmers like Samsul are caught in low-paying jobs as the wealth gap widens. There was great optimism the country’s poorer, rural regions, who voted overwhelmingly for Jokowi in 2014 and again in 2019, but his policies don’t appear to be benefiting them. When asked what the president is doing to help potato farmers, Samsul responds only with, “No comment”. /////
Dieng in Indonesia on the island of Java
Dieng Potato Farmer Indonesia Poverty
The number of poor Indonesians, those with less than than $1.90 a day, has declined radically from 63 million in 2006 to just under 6 million in 2017, but a November 2015 report by the World Bank concluded that only the top 20% of Indonesian’s were benefiting from the country’s economic growth. Farmers like Samsul are caught in low-paying jobs as the wealth gap widens. There was great optimism the country’s poorer, rural regions, who voted overwhelmingly for Jokowi in 2014 and again in 2019, but his policies don’t appear to be benefiting them. When asked what the president is doing to help potato farmers, Samsul responds only with, “No comment”. /////
Dieng in Indonesia on the island of Java