Inside an Indonesian tempeh factory

A man carries a tray of fermenting soy beans at a small tempeh factory in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 12, 2013. Tempeh is an Indonesian staple made from fermented soy beans.

The Indonesian government has said that it will increase food imports during the Ramadan fasting month to reduce inflation caused by increased food consumption during the month leading up to, and during the Eid Al Fitr holiday marking the end of the fasting month.

A man works at a small tempeh factory in Jakarta, July 12, 2013.

A man pours a bag of soy beans into a large vat to be boiled, July 12, 2013.

A worker drains and rinses boiled soy beans at a small tempeh factory in Jakarta, July 12, 2013.

A worker heat seals plastic bags full of boiled soy beans to be fermented at a small tempeh factory in Jakarta, July 12, 2013.

A man measures boiled soy beans in a plastic bag to be fermented at a small tempeh factory in Jakarta, July 12, 2013.

Indonesian men work at a small tempeh factory in Jakarta, July 12, 2013.

A man cuts banana leaves to wrap fermented soy beans at a small tempeh factory in Jakarta, July 12, 2013.

Workers rest at a small tempeh factory in Jakarta, July 12, 2013.

A worker drains soy beans after they have been boiled at a small tempeh factory in Jakarta, July 12, 2013.

A man cuts kindling to be used to boil soy beans at a small tempeh factory in Jakarta, July 12, 2013.

A man works at a small tempeh factory in Jakarta, July 12, 2013.