Monargo gives scholarship

Monargo gives scholarship

JAKARTA (JP): Herbicide producer PT Monagro Kimia has agreed
to provide US$5,000 in scholarships for students of the Bogor
Institute of Agriculture (IPB).

Company president Hans Bijlmer said on Thursday that the
scholarship program would be given to IPB students to help them
continue their studies amid the current crisis.

"We are worried that IPB students who are expected to be
experts in agricultural development, will not be able to finish
their studies because of the crisis. With this help, we hope that
they will become future leaders supporting agricultural
development," Bijlmer said.

Bijlmer said that the company would also establish job
training programs for agriculture students.

IPB's acting director Aman Wirakartakusumah, who symbolically
received the scholarships on Thursday said that around 1700 IPB
students have currently obtained scholarships from several
agriculture-related firms.

PT Monagro Kimia is wholly owned by U.S. giant chemical
company Monsanto Co. The company, which began operating in
Indonesia in 1987, produces popular herbicides and pesticides
such as Polaris, Roundup and Spark, which can be used for rice
and hard crops. (gis)