GIVE PRIORITY TO INCREASING RICE PRODUCTION, NOT RICE IMPORTS : MINISTER.

(From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency)

from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono has asked all parties engaged in rice affairs including the government and private sector to prioritize efforts to increase production of the staple food instead of rice imports

Anton said here Friday to reach the target of unhusked paddy production of 54 million tons of dried hulled paddy, the President had instructed regional administrations to increase the productivity of paddy fields by 5 percent in their respective regions

"The instruction is clear. Now all parties should focus on …