RI to celebrate Food Day

RI to celebrate Food Day

JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto will inaugurate a dam in West
Nusa Tenggara as a celebration of the fourteenth World Food Day
on Oct. 16, says Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah.

Sjarifudin told reporters here yesterday that the new dam,
called the Pengga Dam, is capable of holding about 27 million
cubic meters of water for the irrigation of 3,585 hectares of
rice fields.

"We expect that the new dam will enable farmers to have three
harvests a year from just two currently," he said.

Sjarifudin also said that aside from launching the new dam,
the government will also hold a three day exhibition on forest
conversion and water supply on Oct. 11 at the Manggala Wanabakti
building here. (hdj)