Monagro expands plantations

Monagro expands plantations

JAKARTA (JP): Herbicide and seed producer PT Monagro Kimia
announced on Monday that it would expand its hybrid corn
plantation acreage to 100,000 hectares nationwide this year from
30,000 hectares.

Sales manager Sidi Asmono said the company would develop new
hybrid corn plantations in North and South Sumatra, Lampung,
West, Central and East Java, Yogyakarta, South Kalimantan, South
Sulawesi and West Nusa Tenggara.

"Local farmers will be involved in the development of the new
plantations in a partnership program," he said.

He added that Monagro targeted to produce 10,000 tons of
prime-seed C-7 hybrid corn by 2001. (gis)