The Producers
September 29, 2009
SOUTH Sulawesi
THE South Sulawesi provincial administration is optimistic it will reach the 1.5-million-ton corn production target in the region. In 2007, corn production was still 3.5 tons per hectare. This year, productivity is increased to 5 tons per hectare. The surplus is hoped to supply export needs to Malaysia, the Philippines, and South Korea, following last March’s shipment of 8,000 tons to the Philippines, and 12,000 tons to South K