Agriculture minister appoints new top officials<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture M. Prakosa replaced on
\nMonday almost all of key officials in the ministry and expanded
\ndirectorate generals from three to five as part the ministry's
\nrestructuring program.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the installation of the new officials, Prakoso
\nsaid that the change was essential to enable the minister to
\nbetter manage and supervise the country's farming activities.<\/p>\n
\"With this new management, we can streamline the agribusiness
\ndevelopment from the downstream to the upstream activities to
\nmeet the future challenge\", he said.<\/p>\n
The old Directorate General of Food Crops and Horticulture,
\npreviously headed by Chairil A. Rasahan, has been replaced by two
\nnew directorates.<\/p>\n
Prakosa appointed Syafiruddin Karama as the head of the new
\nDirectorate General of Food Crops, and Sumarno as the head of new
\nDirectorate General of Horticulture and Multifarious Plants.<\/p>\n
The old agency of agribusiness, formerly headed by Ato
\nSuprapto, was also separated into two new directorates.<\/p>\n
Ato was named as the new director general of farming
\ninfrastructure, while Iskandar Andi Nuhung, formerly the head of
\nthe ministry's business development and internal relations, was
\nappointed as the new director general of primary industry and
\nfarm products marketing.<\/p>\n
Prakosa also assigned Nelson P. Hutabarat to replace
\nSyarifuddin Karama as the ministry's secretary general, and
\nA.Hidayat Rahadian, formerly an inspector for food crops and
\nhorticulture, replaced Suparman Sastrodimejo as the new inspector
\ngeneral.<\/p>\n
The director general of livestock products, Sofyan Sudardjat
\nwas not replaced.<\/p>\n
In the restructuring, Prakosa, former senior official at the
\nIndonesian Democratic Party (PDI), also established an agency for
\nfood resistance. The agency is headed by Achmad Suryana, formerly
\nhead of the bureau for planning.(07)<\/p>",
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