Indonesia: Widodo seeks increase in sorghum production in East Nusa Tenggara
Sorghum
Indonesia
Published Aug 5, 2022
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President Jokowi had asked us to prioritize the development of sorghum land in Waingapu, NTT. In 2023, we will prepare 115 thousand hectares of land and 154 thousand hectares in 2024.
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Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has sought the development of up to 154 thousand hectares of land in Waingapu district, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). ), for growing sorghum as a substitute for wheat, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, made the remarks after attending an internal meeting on increasing sorghum production and the wheat policy at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, on Thursday. "President Jokowi had asked us to prioritize the development of sorghum land in Waingapu, NTT. In 2023, we will prepare 115 thousand hectares of land and 154 thousand hectares in 2024," Hartarto informed. As of June 2022, the area under sorghum plantation had only reached 4,355 hectares, spread across 6 provinces, with productivity pegged at 3.63 tons per hectare, he said. Meanwhile, there are still nine countries that have banned wheat exports to meet domestic needs, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, India, Afghanistan, Algeria, Kosovo, ...
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