This is damn interesting.

In the 1970s, the Indonesian island of Bali went through a period of rapid change.

Along the stunning beaches on the southern side of the island, tourism boomed.

Parking lots were put up, together with swinging

hotspots and hotels of various colors. Hip young travelers from North America, Europe, and

Australasia had discovered the island and began exploring its awesome surfing breaks, drinking in the

newly built bars, and spending money. There were consequences, good and bad, for the Balinese people.

Living standards increased, as did the island's population.

The rest of Indonesia experienced growth too,

and the country soon needed more of a vital food staple, rice.

As developers paved paradise along the of a vital food staple, rice.

As developers paved paradise along the coast, in the hills and mountains of Bali's interior,

the authorities implemented a program of policies

dubbed Bimbengan Masal, or Massive Guidance,

intended to increase rice production and modernize agriculture in line

with the latest international thinking. Massive guidance was a credit scheme funded by the Asian

Development Bank, which strongly incentivized adoption of new Western developed farming methods

in the form of technology packets containing fast-growing and high-yielding rice varieties,

artificial fertilizers, and pesticides.

These innovations had already lifted millions out of poverty and hunger elsewhere in the world

as part of a global transition from traditional to high-intensity farming practices,

the so-called Green Revolution.

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