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dedicated or put into use yet ("belum disesmikan")-
- very few pengrajin have [[?]] because very few are active in agriculture
- Dept. of Coops would like peng to form a (marketing) coop which collects all the products in a central place so that buyers can make a selection - [[?]] don't agree, ace to [[?]], because afraid it will take too long to get their money from the coop
- nowadays gov. forcing everyone in area to plant w [[?]] resistant nice variety called VEUTW - ace to [[?]] yields lower that Rajalele + Java (traditional varieties) but risk of getting wiped out by [[?]] higher with latter two [[?]] in the area are cassar corn, soybeans, various types of other beans on peanuts ([[?]]) + greenbeans in sawah plant polowijo only in dry season but in hilly areas ([[?]]) plant only polowijo both seasons

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-asked about trD. belied that Kasongam people have no luck as farmers ("tidak bias lerhasil" - we have hears this belief reported on earlier visits) - Pak [[?]] says this is just a reflection of fact that most of the peng-rajim have no experience as farmers
no land rented to Madukismo this year because of govn. TRI (tebu Rakyat [[?]]) program under which all farmers in certain areas must plant cane on portion of land
farmers without experience with planting sugar can turn over to special groups, planting groups consisting of trusted farmers in the area who can handle this ("[[?]]") - inputs, ind. labor input, paid for by loans from BRI; usually get Rp 100,000 per hectare - if teba already processed