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View all search resultsPress freedom in Indonesia has once again come under attack from the corridors of power, with the Agriculture Ministry becoming the latest to allegedly employ intimidation tactics in a dispute with a critical outlet that had already been mediated by the Press Council.
Ethanol can be produced from sugarcane, cassava or corn. Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman said preparing 1 million hectares of agricultural lands to cultivate the commodities was a directive from President Prabowo Subianto.
The land would be developed by the Agriculture Ministry, with 200,000 hectares situated in Wanam, South Papua, while the remaining 225,000 hectares spread across South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, West Kalimantan and South Sumatra.
Record-high yields in the first four months of the year has helped expand the national rice reserve from 1.7 million to 3.5 million tonnes, inadvertently leading to a shortage of storage facilities but also creating an export opportunity.
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