Bandarlampung (Antara Bali) - Chief Economic Minister Hatta Rajasa said that Indonesia would not need to import rice in 2014 because the government was currently encouraging self-reliance in a number of sectors, including rice.
"The government is obliged to hear and seek solutions to the problems being faced by farmers. I hope in my current visit here I would be able to hear and provide solutions to the problems of local farmers in Lampung," the minister said here on Sunday.
Hatta, who is also the chief patron of the Reliable Farmers and Fishermen Association (KTNA), said the government had taken strategic steps to improve the welfare of farmers.
"Besides rice self-sufficiency program, the government is also encouraging self-efficiency in sugar and soybean production," the minister who was holding a get-to-gather with KTNA members in Lampung province, said. (*/M038/T007)
RI Doesn't Need To Import Rice
Pewarta : 11 Februari 2013 08:05 WIB
