Soybean seeds from Australia

Soybean seeds from Australia

JAKARTA (JP): The Northern Territory government of Australia
has granted 17 tons of soybean seeds to the Indonesian government
through the Ministry of Agriculture as part of its assistance to
help the country cope with the crisis.

Shane L. Stone, the chief minister of the Northern Territory
government, said the seeds were expected to increase Indonesia's
soybean production area to two million hectares from 1.5 million
hectares at present.

"The first trial plantation will commence in Java island," he
said, adding that the Northern Territory government would provide
Indonesian farmers with sophisticated technology to grow the
soybeans. (aly)