Two meetings of peasant farmers' organisations this year have come up with important messages for the current and future governments of Indonesia concerning land and resource rights.
The United Federation of Indonesian Farmers (FSPI), founded in July last year, held its first congress in February.
Indonesia's farmers are organising to challenge the powerful business conglomerates and the unequal distribution of agricultural land.
The fall of Suharto, the economic crisis and a desperate need to grow food have intensified the battle for farmland now being fought in many parts of Indonesia.
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