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Merauke to contribute to country`s production of unhulled rice
Senin, 18 Mei 2015 20:20 WIB | 554 Views
Haryono. (ANTARA/Asep Fathulrahman)
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Agriculture Ministry said newly developed food estate in the district of Merauke, Papua, will give the country an additional rice production of 1.5 million tons a year starting in 2016.
Head of the Research and Development Board of the Agriculture Ministry Haryono said this year the government will open 250,000 hectares of the target of 1 million hectares of food estate in Merauke.
The 250,000 hectares of food estate would be grown with rice, and with a productivity of 6 tons per hectare, it would produce around 1.5 million tons of unhulled rice per year, Haryono said.
The food estate in Merauke is expected to contribute significantly to reaching the self sufficiency target in rice, he added.
"It is one harvest per year and the production would double if harvest could take twice a year," he said.
Haryono said Merauke has 1.2 million hectares of potential flat lands to be grown with food crop such as rice.
He said the government hopes to transform 1 million hectares of the lands into rice field in 2016 including 750,000 hectares by state company and the rest by the private sector.
"This year 250,000 hectares of the land would be developed to be grown with rice," he said.
The Research and Development Center of the Agriculture Ministry will provide high yield seed variety suitable with the soil.
(Uu.H-ASG/F001)
Merauke to contribute to country`s production of unhulled rice - ANTARA News
Indian investor wants to build a new port in Timika
Selasa, 19 Mei 2015 08:04 WIB | 710 Views
Paumako Port, Timika, Papua. (ANTARA)
Timika (ANTARA News) - An Indian investment company Bothra Group has indicated interest in building a new international port in Paumako, Timika, Papua.
Valkyn Clive Dmello, the president director of Jaldhi Marine Services of the Bothra Group said Jaldhi already surveyed the Paumauko harbor.
The company hopes for support from the district administration to build an international seaport in Paumako, Dmello told ANTARA News here.
"We are interested in cooperating with the Mimika district administration to build an international class port in Paumako. We believe if Timika has a good port, the district economy would grow rapidly," he said.
He said Jaldhi Marine Services has a representative office in Jakarta and has been in operation in the past four years.
Jaldhi Marine Services already has experience in building fertilizer , coal, oil and container ports and warehouses in India and a number of other countries in Africa, America, etc.
One of the ports the company has built is the Kakinada port in India.
The company also has representative offices in China and Singapore, and currently it is building a seaport in Jambi, Sumatra.
"The condition in Kakinanda is almost the same as in Timika. Previously Kakinanda was a small town without port. But after the port has been in operation the city grew fast in economy. Timika is highly potential, therefore, we are interested in building an international port there," Dmello said.
He said the cost of building a port in Paumako could reach Rp500 billion to Rp1 trillion.
Mimika Regent Eltinus Omaleng welcome the interest shown by the Indian investor.
"We already provide the location . They only need to invest in Timika. We hope they are serious and start soon," Eltinus said.
He said the Paumako harbor is one of the busiest ports in Papua.
It needs to be developed into an international port. All goods needed by the people in the interior districts are supplied via the port of Paumako Timika, he said.
"Mimika shares borders with 15 other regencies including Asmat, Yahukimo, Nduga, Intan Jaya, Puncak, Puncak Jaya, Paniai, Deiyai and Dogiyai and all essential goods needed by the districts are supplied via Timika," he said.
He said the port of Paumako is being build to become a special cargo port, adding the one to be built by the Indian investors is a passenger port.
He said if the Indian investor began construction in July or August, Timika would have an international port in two years.
(Uu.H-ASG/H-YH)
Indian investor wants to build a new port in Timika - ANTARA News
Senin, 18 Mei 2015 20:20 WIB | 554 Views
Haryono. (ANTARA/Asep Fathulrahman)
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Agriculture Ministry said newly developed food estate in the district of Merauke, Papua, will give the country an additional rice production of 1.5 million tons a year starting in 2016.
Head of the Research and Development Board of the Agriculture Ministry Haryono said this year the government will open 250,000 hectares of the target of 1 million hectares of food estate in Merauke.
The 250,000 hectares of food estate would be grown with rice, and with a productivity of 6 tons per hectare, it would produce around 1.5 million tons of unhulled rice per year, Haryono said.
The food estate in Merauke is expected to contribute significantly to reaching the self sufficiency target in rice, he added.
"It is one harvest per year and the production would double if harvest could take twice a year," he said.
Haryono said Merauke has 1.2 million hectares of potential flat lands to be grown with food crop such as rice.
He said the government hopes to transform 1 million hectares of the lands into rice field in 2016 including 750,000 hectares by state company and the rest by the private sector.
"This year 250,000 hectares of the land would be developed to be grown with rice," he said.
The Research and Development Center of the Agriculture Ministry will provide high yield seed variety suitable with the soil.
(Uu.H-ASG/F001)
Merauke to contribute to country`s production of unhulled rice - ANTARA News
Indian investor wants to build a new port in Timika
Selasa, 19 Mei 2015 08:04 WIB | 710 Views
Paumako Port, Timika, Papua. (ANTARA)
Timika (ANTARA News) - An Indian investment company Bothra Group has indicated interest in building a new international port in Paumako, Timika, Papua.
Valkyn Clive Dmello, the president director of Jaldhi Marine Services of the Bothra Group said Jaldhi already surveyed the Paumauko harbor.
The company hopes for support from the district administration to build an international seaport in Paumako, Dmello told ANTARA News here.
"We are interested in cooperating with the Mimika district administration to build an international class port in Paumako. We believe if Timika has a good port, the district economy would grow rapidly," he said.
He said Jaldhi Marine Services has a representative office in Jakarta and has been in operation in the past four years.
Jaldhi Marine Services already has experience in building fertilizer , coal, oil and container ports and warehouses in India and a number of other countries in Africa, America, etc.
One of the ports the company has built is the Kakinada port in India.
The company also has representative offices in China and Singapore, and currently it is building a seaport in Jambi, Sumatra.
"The condition in Kakinanda is almost the same as in Timika. Previously Kakinanda was a small town without port. But after the port has been in operation the city grew fast in economy. Timika is highly potential, therefore, we are interested in building an international port there," Dmello said.
He said the cost of building a port in Paumako could reach Rp500 billion to Rp1 trillion.
Mimika Regent Eltinus Omaleng welcome the interest shown by the Indian investor.
"We already provide the location . They only need to invest in Timika. We hope they are serious and start soon," Eltinus said.
He said the Paumako harbor is one of the busiest ports in Papua.
It needs to be developed into an international port. All goods needed by the people in the interior districts are supplied via the port of Paumako Timika, he said.
"Mimika shares borders with 15 other regencies including Asmat, Yahukimo, Nduga, Intan Jaya, Puncak, Puncak Jaya, Paniai, Deiyai and Dogiyai and all essential goods needed by the districts are supplied via Timika," he said.
He said the port of Paumako is being build to become a special cargo port, adding the one to be built by the Indian investors is a passenger port.
He said if the Indian investor began construction in July or August, Timika would have an international port in two years.
(Uu.H-ASG/H-YH)
Indian investor wants to build a new port in Timika - ANTARA News
