Agricultural Day observed

JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Agriculture will lead the celebration of Indonesia's Agricultural Day tomorrow morning by conducting various social activities including the setting up of suburban farming projects in Bekasi, West Java.

Director General of Plantation Muhammad Badrun said in a press conference on Saturday that the communities of seven poor villages in Cibarusah, Bekasi, will be granted with seeds of corn, coconut, maangostein as well as livestocks.

"We will guide the local people to nurture the plants and to market their harvest in Jakarta," said Badrun, the organizer of the one month celebration.(09)