- The Ministry of Agriculture (“Ministry”) has just completed deliberations of its latest development plans (Musyawarah Rencana Pembangunan/Musrenbang), which have resulted in the formulation of a Ministry program for the next five years. According to Kasdi Subagyono, Director-General of Plantations at the Ministry, six main programs are to be introduced for the plantation sector and encompass: 1) Development of seed logistics; 2) Increase in products and productivity; 3) Field optimization; 4) Increase in value-added competitiveness and market share; 5) Plantation modernization; and 6) Stakeholder optimization.
- Meanwhile, in terms of the crops sector, the main priority program will focus on the following areas: 1) Production development for rice, corn and other cereals; 2) Management of soybeans and various bulbs; 3) Seedling management; 4) Protection plan which addresses plant-disturbing organisms; 5) Management and marketing of crops; and 6) Payment of salaries, office operations, workforce management, payment of field officers and evaluation monitoring.
- Furthermore, the Ministry is also targeting increased food production and access in order to keep pace with growing demand, as follows: 1) 62.50 million tons of rice; 2) 25.38 million tons of corn; and 3) 463.22 tons of beef/buffalo meat. ANT
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