When palm oil prices a decade ago were around twice what they are now, Ms Darsini and her husband wanted a piece of the action.
The couple, both high school teachers, saved enough from their combined monthly salary of about 10 million rupiah (S$950) to buy 4.5ha in East Kalimantan, where Ms Darsini's brother lives.
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