IBU DESLINARTI stood in the middle of her eight-hectares padi field. I stepped away when she talked to one of her tenant farmers. As they discussed the harvest I took in the magnificent view.
Two active volcanoes frame the 40-year-old Minangkabau woman. Gunung Merapi, at 2,891m, towered behind her. Gunung Singgalang matches it. In between, the landscape is lush and dramatic.
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