The more serious danger of soil degradation stems from absentee ownership of land for nonagricultural, speculative purposes. Since more and more land is being demanded for housing and industry, land values appreciate rapidly. The government has issued regulations to depress this land speculation, but very often the prices offered to the farmers are so high, farmers are induced to sell their land. Coordination among all sectors of our economy has also been important. In Indonesia, farmers specifically and agriculture generally are supported by public works projects, the banking system, the right price policies, the producers of fertilizer, and other industries.
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