Minister launches poverty program

Minister launches poverty program

TANGERANG: In conjunction with the commemoration of the
National Social Solidarity Day for Friends, Minister of Social
Affairs Bachtiar Chamsyah launched a nationwide poverty
alleviation program in Tegal Kunir Lor village in Mauk district
of Tangerang regency on Tuesday.

The program, called the Poor Village Adoption (ADEM), was
inspired by the child adoption program, he said.

Under the new program, any commercial institution managed
either by the private sector or the government is expected to
adopt poor villagers.

It is being conducted in cooperation with the Community
Empowerment Center at National University in South Jakarta.

Tangerang regent Ismet Iskandar said that there were five
villages that were chosen for the pilot project in the regency --
Tegal Kunir Lor, Tegal Kunir Kidul, Gunung Sari, Rajeg Mulya and
Suka Sari.--JP

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S. Korea helps agricultural project
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S. Korea helps agricultural project

BOGOR: The regency administration held a joint project with South
Korea government to convert around 10 hectares of dry soil in
Tenjo area into a farming land.

Bogor administration secretary, Yuyun Muslihat, explained that
the South Korea government will provide equipments, vehicles, and
crop seeds, as well as trainings for farmers on which crop can
grow well on dry soil.

"We hope that such technology assistance from South Korea
government can help the crops growing productively," he said
after a plenary session at the Bogor legislative council on
Tuesday.

He added that the land in Tenjo area is originally a model for
dry-soil agriculture, where only particular crops which can be
harvested after one year or seasonal were planted.

No information on details of the project was available.
Facilities for the project executors had been built in the area,
while the project is about to started, Yuyun said.

The project is a government-to-government cooperation in which
Bogor was chosen as the venue because the regency is the closest
to Jakarta. -- JP

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IPB to develop assets
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IPB to develop assets

BOGOR: The Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) plans to
develop 17 of its assets, mostly former campuses, in an effort to
finance the education budget, which this year amounts to some Rp
450 billion.

IPB rector Ahmad Ansori Mattjik said on Monday the institute
would generate money from the development of the assets so that
it would not burden students too much. The cost of educating a
student was some Rp 18 million per year, he said.

He added IPB had set up a team that would be tasked to take a
close look at the 17 assets, located outside the main campus at
Darmaga, Bogor.

He said that three former IPB campuses, at Baranangsiang,
Taman Kencana and Gunung Gede had potential to make money.

According to Ahmad, the former Taman Kencana campus would be
used to build a luxury hospital, while Baranangsiang campus would
be used for a special program for business executives, and other
commercial activities like a convention center and an
agribusiness center.

IPB also plans to build a shopping mall, guest house and other
commercial developments. --JP