Merauke Dicanangkan Jokowi sebagai Lumbung Padi Nasional
Indonesia`s Widodo Boost Merauke as Nation`s Granary
PEMERINTAH RI akan mendorong Merauke sebagai lumbung padi nasional dengan mengelola lahan seluas 4,6 juta hektare.
"Tadi pagi sudah saya putuskan bahwa Merauke, mulai tahun ini (2015) dicanangkan menjadi lumbung padi nasional," kata Presiden Joko Widodo didampingi Menteri Pertanian RI, Andi Amran Sulaiman dalam kunjungan di Papua, belum lama ini.
Dengan catatan, program tersebut dapat dicapai melalui mekanisasi pertanian. (Foto2: Humas Kementan/Abiyadun Masykur)
THE INDONESIAN government plans to boost Merauke as the nations granary by managing its 4.6 million-hectare area.
"I have decided that Merauke is proclaimed to become the nations granary, starting this year," President Joko Widodo said in Merauke who was accompanied by Agriculture Minister, Andi Amran Sulaiman, recently.
The head of stated noted that the enormous program can be achieved by implementing modern mechanization. (Pictures of Indonesian Agriculture Minister PR/Abiyadun Masykur)
