Indonesia Turns to Hybrid Varieties for Self-Sufficiency in Rice Production
June 15, 2007| |
“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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