“Indonesia, an archipelago of thousands of islands spanning one-eighth of the earth’s circumference, faces numerous land and resource disputes. As a major global supplier of crops like rice, coconut, coffee, tea, rubber, and palm oil, and home to vast forests used for wood production, Indonesia is the fourth most populous country with 280 million people.
Despite its rich land resources, rural poverty due to land grabbing is widespread. Agricultural lands and forests are being converted into plantations, tourist attractions, mining, and other commercial projects, often at the expense of the peasantry, which makes up 65% of the population.”
Read more here: https://panap.net/2024/10/indonesia-islands-of-land-conflicts-and-struggles/
Farmers over profits!