Yogyakarta, (Antara) - Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said there would be no scarcity in rice supply in Indonesia as the country is predicted to have a surplus of 400,000 tons in production this year.
"There would be a surplus of 400,000 tons that God willing there would be no more scarcity in supply of the staple food product," Amran said on the sidelines of a food exhibition here on Thursday.
The minister said based on a survey by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) the country's rice production rose significantly this year.
The survey said planting areas in July-September, 2016 reached 1 million hectares up significantly from an average of 500,000 hectares in earlier years.
Based on an assumption that a hectare would turn out 6 tons of unhulled rice, the country's production of unhulled rice would total 6 million tons or equivalent to 3 million tons of milled rice as against a monthly consumption of 2.6 million tons.
Therefore, the country's rice stock is sufficient despite the extreme weather such as foods that damaged rice crops in the country this year.
"In addition, irrigation systems have been repaired in various areas in Indonesia in cooperation with the Public Works Ministry, Andi said.
He said the agriculture ministry had prepared 15,000 hectares of farm lands to be grown with chili to cope with shortage in supply. Similar plan has also been made for onion and corn.(*)
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"There would be a surplus of 400,000 tons that God willing there would be no more scarcity in supply of the staple food product," Amran said on the sidelines of a food exhibition here on Thursday.
The minister said based on a survey by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) the country's rice production rose significantly this year.
The survey said planting areas in July-September, 2016 reached 1 million hectares up significantly from an average of 500,000 hectares in earlier years.
Based on an assumption that a hectare would turn out 6 tons of unhulled rice, the country's production of unhulled rice would total 6 million tons or equivalent to 3 million tons of milled rice as against a monthly consumption of 2.6 million tons.
Therefore, the country's rice stock is sufficient despite the extreme weather such as foods that damaged rice crops in the country this year.
"In addition, irrigation systems have been repaired in various areas in Indonesia in cooperation with the Public Works Ministry, Andi said.
He said the agriculture ministry had prepared 15,000 hectares of farm lands to be grown with chili to cope with shortage in supply. Similar plan has also been made for onion and corn.(*)
Editor : Chandra Hamdani Noer
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