Elaine Newman wrote:
> how does raising worms, dragons compare with other things one can do for
> tourism - Bali has a huge tourism trade - maybe I would want to farm a much
> more expensive fish that I could sell to tourists, Maybe I would do better
> to raise ornamental carp for people to look at while eating puffed rice
> candy (is it still found in Bali), training dancers- printing books for
> export to the mainland- especially children's books which are usually in
> short supply

Bali's tourist trade is very depressed at present due to rioting in Bali last
year, riots in Lombok and the East Timor situation. Arrivals are down perhaps
75% on three years ago. The other activities are perhaps better suited to a
dedicated tourism enterprise.

>Is the volcano on Bali extinct? if not, you could save trouble by throwing
>some of the least degradable stuff in the volcano- I've never heard of this
>as a system for waste disposal- but in a place like Bali, where everything
>grows luxuriantly, recycling via photosynthesis is easy- you might want to
>do this and avail yourself of all that lava for whatever-

Given that the volcano Mt. Agung is active, and the most sacred site on the
island, I think we would upset a lot of local folk if we used it as a dump.....

Best wishes,

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Dr.Simon E.F. Appleby B.V.Sc., M.V.St.
Managing Director
Pacific Rim Livestock Services Pty Ltd