Aid for cashew projects

Aid for cashew projects

JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) warranted yesterday a technical assistance worth US$701,750 to the Ministry of Agriculture for cashew development projects in eastern provinces of Indonesia.

According to the project document, signed yesterday by the UNDP Resident Representative C. Jan Kamp and Secretary-General of the Ministry of Agriculture Soetatwo Hadiwigeno, the technical assistance will be provided for the establishment of 35,750 hectares of cashew nut groves involving 45,000 smallholders in West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara and Maluku. (hdj)