Jakarta Agro 2001 held at Banteng Square

JAKARTA: An exhibition on agricultural products and technology titled Jakarta Agro 2001 is being held at Banteng soccer field in Central Jakarta.

The 10-day exhibition, which was officially opened by City Governor Sutiyoso on Friday, also has forestry and fishery products on display.

Sutiyoso hoped the exhibition would be able to promote agricultural and forestry products for domestic and international markets.

"We hope the event will not just be a promotion for the products, but that it could be used as a way to increase tourism to the city," the governor said.

The event, which was initiated by the city's agricultural, fishery and forestry agencies as well as the Jakarta Fair Foundation, was also participated by some provincial administration and universities.

The provincial administrations that joined the exhibition were East Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, Bali, South Sumatra, South Sulawesi, North Sumatra and Lampung. --JP