Silk output set at two tons

Silk output set at two tons

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia expects to produce an average of two
tons of silk thread per annum in the current Sixth Five Year
Development Plan (Repelita VI) period, a senior Ministry of
Forestry official said.

Director General for Reforestation and Land Rehabilitation
Hendarsun Suryasanusiputra said after opening a seminar on the
development of natural silk and bamboo here yesterday that
currently the state-owned Perhutani forestry firm has started a
number of natural silk production projects in South Sulawesi,
West Sumatra and Aceh, while a private company has started
establishing a similar project in South Sulawesi.

He said the silk industry was difficult to develop extensively
in Indonesia because it flourishes best in regions where
indigenous societies have a tradition of using natural silk as
part of their culture. (pwn)