Sunday, April 06, 2008

Indonesia, Food and Energy

Indonesia has two key factors to play more important international role in near future: food and energy. Some countries are now facing serious problem when food and oil prices remain increase. Some of them are net importers, meanwhile Indonesia's goverment plans to export rice in 2009.

Indonesia has 20 million ha of productive agricultural area. The area can be expanded to 54 million ha. So, Vice President of Indonesia, Mr. Jusuf Kalla, said that it is time for Indonesia to awake and maximize food production. Minister of Agriculture said that rice production of 2007 increase 4.8 %.

Two days ago, April 4, President of Indonesia, Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono invited bankers and urged them to maximize thier contribution to finance food and energy production. Mr. President said that Indonesia has all resources to develop. So, what Indonesia need now is how to manage these resources to gain prosperity for all.

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