Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman is encouraging national\nsugarcane productivity to strengthen domestic sugar security and remains\noptimistic that national sugar production will increase.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully, we will not need to import white sugar. The way to\nachieve this is to ensure that 86 per cent of the people\u2019s sugarcane\nplasma is not dismantled; therefore, the President has instructed us to\nbe allocated a budget to maintain this plasma,\u201d Amran stated in Jakarta\non Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Amran recently inspected the sugarcane plantations of Sugar Group\nCompanies (SGC) in the Gedung Meneng District, Tulang Bawang Regency,\nLampung.<\/p>\n
During the visit, Amran also expressed his appreciation for SGC\u2019s\ncontribution, which is considered to have had a significant impact on\nthe economy and employment absorption. \u201cYou have done much for the\ncountry; your total workforce stands at 40,000,\u201d Amran remarked while\ninspecting the SGC plantations.<\/p>\n
According to Amran, the presence of companies with large-scale\noperations and significant workforces plays a vital role in driving the\neconomy and supporting the development of the agricultural sector in the\nregions.<\/p>\n
Amran stated that the government is currently pushing for land\noptimisation and increased sugarcane productivity, including through the\ndevelopment of smallholder sugarcane plantations. This step is expected\nto strengthen the raw material supply while simultaneously increasing\nnational sugar production.<\/p>\n
He noted that collaboration between the government, sugar companies,\nand farmers is a crucial factor in achieving the established production\ntargets.<\/p>\n
Consequently, Amran expressed his support for SGC and national sugar\ncompanies to continue increasing productivity and contributing to the\nachievement of the national sugar production target of 3 million\ntonnes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe support efforts to ensure high production. Hopefully, we can\nachieve 100 tonnes per hectare,\u201d said Amran.<\/p>\n
The visit to the SGC plantations is part of the government\u2019s efforts\nto directly observe the development of the national sugar sector while\nencouraging productivity increases at the plantation level.<\/p>\n
Amran hopes that production increase measures can be implemented\nconsistently so that the national sugar industry becomes stronger, more\nproductive, and capable of supporting the government\u2019s targets for\nachieving food security and national sugar independence.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/agriculture-minister-optimistic-about-increase-in-national-sugar-production-1788278583", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }