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June 15, 2007
Source:
CropBiotech Update
“Indonesia should be able to achieve self-sufficiency in rice
production in the next year.” This was stated by Jusuf Kalla,
Vice President of Indonesia, after signing last week in China a
collaboration agreement between PT. Penta Prima Pusaka, Sichuan
Guohao Seed Industry, Indonesia, and the Rice Research Institute
of Department of Agriculture, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, to build
an Integrated Hybrid Centre in Indonesia. The Centre will count
with the technical support of Chinese experts, and is expected
to produce the qualified rice seed required by farmers in 2008.
“Hybrid seed varieties such as Bernas and Bernas Rokan will meet
the target of increasing rice production by 2 million tons in
2007, and by 5% a year in the following years”, said Anton
Apriyantono, Indonesian Minister of Agriculture. According to
trial experiments, production could reach 10 tons of rice per
hectare.
In a related development, Apriyantono announced the release of
14 superior hybrid rice seed varieties this year, with improved
yields and higher tolerance to abiotic stresses. The new
varieties are the result of a two-year collaboration between the
Rice Research Institute of Thailand and the government of
Indonesia.
For more information visit:
http://www.kompas.co.id/kompas-cetak/0706/11/ekonomi/3591333.htm
and
http://www.tempointeraktif.com/hg/ekbis/2007/06/12/brk,20070612-101820,id.html,
or contact the Indonesian Biotechnology Information Center
(INDOBIC) at
indobic@biotrop.org
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