Indonesia: Apart from being private, Minahasa farmers produce their own corn seeds

TABLOIDSINARTANI.COM, Minahasa----Farmers in North Sulawesi are currently able to produce hybrid corn seeds of the JH 37 variety from their harvests. Farmers who are members of the Suka Maju Farmers Group chaired, Meidy Maikel Lumentut, initially in 2019 were only one of the farmer groups that received assistance for the Seed Producer Farmer Development (P3BTP) activity based on a Farmer Corporation covering an area of 50 hectares. It is estimated that the harvest will last until the end of December with a total harvest area of 350 hectares. "I appreciate the success of farmers who are successful in producing seeds, even though they have separated from partners (PT. Twinn) and formed their own container as an independent seed producer under the name CV. Karya Tunas Sejahtera," said Plt. Director of Seeds, Mohammad Takdir Mulyadi. in Minahasa, some time ago. On the occasion of a visit to the hybrid corn processing warehouse, CV. Karya Tunas Sejahtera, in Talikuran Village, Remboken ...