TOURISM BASED ON COMMUNITY AND AGRICULTURE

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Indonesia, a tropical country in south East Asia, a developing country with more than 200 million people who lives in suburban area mostly, is one of the big countries in the world. Based on agricultures the country can afford the food himself, export the products of agricultures such as rubber, clove, coffee, rice and other crops. It seems the season, rainy season and dry season, and volcanoes which stretching from west to the east on the islands, contribute the land to be fertile. There are more than 30 active volcanoes standing on the islands; Sumatra, Java, Bali, Celebes and other small islands. These rings of fire give the land nutrition and make the land, even the most fertile land in the world. The main food of the nation is rice which we can see the rice fields in more than a half area of the country. It grows all the time depend on the season and type. There some specific type of rice which grows in the rainy season either in the dry season. Crops also cultivates in between the rice season, after the harvesting and before the next rice planting.

Since the country has more than 200 million people inhabitant, they have a colorful cultures which have been developing through the era. Even the modernity touches the country; the cultures keep alive with some modifications without abandoning the characteristic of the local customs. There are more than 200 different dialogues used by different ethnical-group people. In java itself there are five different ethnic group which are divided into; Betawi who lives in part of West part of West of Java, Sundanese lives in most of West java, Javanese who lives in the whole of central Java and part of East Java area, Tenggerese who lives in a part of East java area and Madurese who inhabitant in an island (northern of east Java – part of Java).

Tourism industry became the alternative income of the country since 80’s. The booming of the foreign tourist was in the 1990 and it gives an income to the people. Bali is still the main gate for the tourist until today. While Java becomes the second gate, even the island is the main gate for trading, because Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, lies in the island. Hotels, Resorts and infrastructures have been built by government to support the industry. Today, People are more creative to put agricultures and cultures altogether to support the tourism industry. Agriculture is the main part of the daily life, while culture is a character of the people who entertain the community, also becomes part of people’s dedication to the environment. Therefore, people always maintain and keep their creativity to make the local traditions and custom a live.

Tourism should support the people movement by giving an appreciation through the visit and other contributions. Even, we can not avoid the negative effects which emerged from the business. The local wisdom and custom will be eliminating the obstacles. Since the social regulations live along the generations, people and community always keep the regulations, taken from ancestors’ rules and social laws.

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