Riau Becomes a Pilot Project for Corn and Chili Intercropping The government is targeting corn planting on 1.2 million hectares. Rep: Frederikus Bata/ Red: Satria K Yudha

Published Feb 5, 2025

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Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sudaryono aims to make Riau Province the model for the corn and chili intercropping program on oil palm plantations. The government's goal is to cultivate corn on 1.2 million hectares to satisfy domestic and export demands. The intercropping method is expected to enhance food production while efficiently using existing land. The President aims for Indonesia to be self-sufficient in corn by 2025, reducing the need for imports.

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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PEKANBARU -- Deputy Minister of Agriculture (Wamentan) Sudaryono is targeting Riau Province to become the best pilot area in the corn and chili intercropping program on oil palm plantations. This was conveyed by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture during a working visit with the Indonesian Farmers Youth in Rumbai Pesisi District, Pekanbaru City, Riau Province on Monday (3/2/2025). According to him, Riau has great potential to support the government's program in realizing food self-sufficiency, especially corn commodities. Sudaryono said that the government has set a target of planting corn on 1.2 million hectares to meet domestic and export needs. "Riau is one of the big targets because its oil palm plantations are also large, its plantations are also large. So it is hoped that the rejuvenation of oil palm will later be intercropped with corn and also with chilies," he said in an official statement from the Ministry of Agriculture, quoted on Tuesday (4/2/2025). ...

Source: Republika