Indonesia: Vice President supports South Papua to become a sugar industry center

Published 2024년 6월 4일

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Vice President Ma'ruf Amin of Indonesia has visited the Sermayam Sugar Cane Plantation in Merauke Regency to inspect the progress of a pilot project aimed at establishing South Papua as a center for the sugar industry. The country's reliance on imported sugar is increasing annually, with imports expected to reach 6 million tons in 2023. Amin hopes that the development of sugar cane plantations in Merauke can lead to self-sufficiency and achieve sugar content above 11 percent, similar to Australia. The vice president sees this as a step towards making Merauke a hub for agriculture and plantations, potentially becoming a 'food barn' for the nation.

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JAKARTA - Vice President (Wapres) Ma'ruf Amin visited the Sermayam Sugar Cane Plantation Area, Ngguti Bob Village, Tanah Miring District, Merauke Regency, Tuesday (4/6/2024). At this location, the Vice President directly inspected the Sugarcane Plantation Pilot Project Investment Laboratory and the Green House. When giving a press statement after the inspection, the Vice President said that he supports South Papua becoming a center for the sugar industry. Because, so far the national sugar need is still supported by imported sugar, the amount of which continues to increase every year. "Every year it continues to increase, even in 2023 it will reach 6 million tons of imports. It is estimated that by 2045 our population will reach 300 million people. So we import more and more. "So we want to develop Merauke as a center for agriculture, plantations, including sugar cane," he explained. For this reason, the Vice President hopes that the development of sugar cane plantations, ...

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