Belgian investor to build animal feed plant

Belgian investor to build animal feed plant

MAKASSAR: A Belgian investor is planning to build a Rp 10
billion (US$1.2 million) animal feed plant this year in Barru and
Enrekang districts, South Sulawesi.

The plan to invest in the business came after the Belgian
company invested in corn plantations in the same districts last
year, deputy chairman of the Parepare integrated economic zone,
HM Yunus Mana, said on Saturday.

The Belgian investor whose identity is still being kept
confidential has secured a permit for the plant from the
provincial government, he said.

The investor also has built facilities and infrastructure for
the plant, which will hopefully encourage the development of
agriculture and animal husbandry in the districts, he said.

He said a number of Malaysian, South Korean and British
investors have also shown interest in investing in the economic
zone, which covers the districts of Barru, Pinrang, Sidrap,
Enrekang, and Parepare.

He said his administration had also prepared several plots of
land for foreign investors interested in building cacao
processing plants in the districts. --Antara