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View all search resultsThe materialistic, consumerist "feasting" that the Idul Fitri celebration has devolved into has its roots in a "tradition" that dates back to a time before the republic existed, and points to the prevalence of the inequality that has existed between Java and non-Java regions, cities and villages.
Neither malnutrition nor rice dependency is a new issue in Indonesia, and we should refer to successful programs in the past, even back to the colonial era, to tackle root causes like nutrition illiteracy for the development of quality human resources; instead of simply handing out free lunches.
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