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| With Sulis (LPPM IPB)- Miss Sandra (IPB Lecturer)- Mr. Sage (Farmer)- Resti (Partner)- Mr. Candra (IPB Lecturer) |
Time is so fast, that finally brought me to the mainland across java island, Sumatera. Afer graduating, i got oportunity to join a program held by IPB-Ministry of Agriculture as assistant of increasing soy production by saturated water technology at the tidal area in East Lampung, Lampung Province. That was ultimately stay in Lampung for several months later, this is not a short time.
This is the first time i’d stayed at a new island for
longer, even the first flight i did. Before that, i imagined the describtion of
place i will occupy. Those are about environtmental farmer situation and hot sun
radiation would burn my young skin. Unexpectedly, not all the imagination is
the same as the real situation. I was placed at javanese transmigrant
community, located on coast not far away with Bakauheni port. Socially, it’s
really like at my house there. They are so friendly and welcome to my
existance. But, two other things like radiation intencity and farmer condition are
similar like what i have drawn. The intencity of sun radiation there can’t be underestimated.
The Environment here is not much different with conditions i have imagined before. They are javanes transmigrant from java island looking for occupation, then lived here within one specific community, finally being large district which consist of javanes as majority. That was like another javanes province out of java island.
The sun radiation intencity at midday is so high. Not
only just by its temperature, but also about the high of light intencity from
sun radiation to my eye, causing dazzled. That really cause my body to start
doing many acivity outside. The hot wind mixed with white sand caused my skin feels
sticky. Fortunately the water there was not really sticky, i think more camfortable.
In addition, the existance of my agresive night friends (mosquitos) that
attacked me nightly. This was the answer why finally Mrs Sage setted net
arround my bad. In order to avoud malarial mosquito, hhehe naudzubillah.
Firstlly, that can be started was socializing
to everyone and everywhere i met, as well as identified problems and analysed
possibilities happen. I have met with Gapoktan leader, several farmers, PPL,
TNI, and society there. It was
impressive because meeting with new persone would give new knowledges. I relized
that my presence will be main attention to local community, so that way i have
to put my self as good as possible. Exited, this may be as my laboratotium to
lear how to be part of community in the future.
The more other exited about
farmers life is that they are not always saffered. As in several media and other public
attantions, the farmers looked as always related with backward, uneducated person,
poorman, screaming ask help, unknown the newest technology, never smiling, having no
future, and like unprospect job. They are seldom reported by some public media just when there was
a drought, flood, pests and diseases outbreak, hopperburn, even drastically
lower price therefore all of those make emphaty to every human looking at. However
one side i have found about farmer socioeconomy was unique to be discussed.
Although i have just lived
within farmer house for several days, at least there are several things can be concluded. Mr
Sage, a leader of Gapoktan at Pasir Sakti Village in East Lampung where i live
there for five month later has simple life condition, religius, and hard
fight.Dislike that farmer never smiling, this profession even makes them fully
smile. Why? While i interacted with him in every condition, i never heard him
and his wife complain to their life condition. Tomplaining to the goverment aid and
something related with agriculture, of course, was ever occured. However he never complains as his land-water
manager position in His earth. He always funny, energic, fully thanks to Allah.
Since morning, he went to his field and was back at noon for meeting his wife. Then
they lunch together with a delicious simple meal. At noon, they took rest and
enjoyed at house beside of breathing natural
air flowing from the jungle. After that they teach holy quran to neighboring children
everyday. Smilling, regarding, and friendlying have been an obligation according to them,
farmers in East Lampung.
Agriculture
is about our society culture and life. Agricultural Food has become part of the
life, the fight, the service, the dedication, the soul, and the challenge for
the hero of food fighters in our beloved
nation. My presence as farmer assistant here is wishly hoped can help them to
widen their smile. As academiciant, to be useful for many people around us is
one of unprice thing. No need to spectacular found in the world unless can’t be
implemented among our society. I am part of their soul, a regarder in our land,
who manage our father land, for
everyone, no care to bandits and ghosts at capital town far there.
Lampung Traveler (English Version)
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