The Merauke Rice Bowl
Private companies are eager to develop rice farming in Merauke as it is targeted to be the base for rice production for export by the central government. But South Sulawesi argues that their area is more suitable to become the base for rice export in eastern Indonesia.
July 29, 2008
MERAUKE regency in Papua province is well known for its fertile land. The natural potency of one of the easternmost regencies of Indonesia is quite feasible to be developed into a food-producing region. Agricultural development and advancement focusing on rice in the regency with a size of 123,220 square kilometers has indicated progress in recent years. According to the 2006 geographical data of local government this regency has a spread o
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