Rural Indonesia

Despite being a middle-income country, many Indonesians still face the prospect of going hungry

Hunger remains a problem in many Indonesian households

Tickamyer and Kusujiarti’s new book is essential reading

Papua’s rural lowlands are being transformed by an encroaching global economy, but what happens to the people there is an open question

A new program sends Indonesia’s best and brightest graduates to teach children in its poorest villages

Highland communities in Papua are demanding access to services, but there is a limit to what can be offered in the most remote settlements

Safe havens and abuser counselling helping to reduce domestic violence cases in East Nusa Tenggara

A community in western Bali hopes that government regulation and a shift to eco-tourism will save it from the decline of its traditional fishing industry

Indonesia’s carbon stores spark international attention

Mining is booming in East Nusa Tenggara, but where is the wealth going?

Pining for the certainty of the Suharto era

The value of children’s paid work on Lombok’s tobacco plantations presents a challenge to emotive arguments for the wholesale banning of child labour

As this edition shows, the choices faced by those who leave Indonesia for work are anything but simple

Century-old conflicts persist in the vast tracts of Indonesia that are designated as state forest

Activists split with Indonesia’s government over whether land registration helps the rural poor

Central Java farmers refuse to get stuck in cement

The state’s requirements for marriage registration disadvantage poor rural women

Grassroots organisations in Indonesia are building communication media from the most basic of utensils

An Indonesian medical doctor reflects on rural health practices