Jakarta, Indonesia
November 9, 2007
Source:
CropBiotech Update
PT DuPont
Indonesia will boost Indonesia's rice and corn industry,
investing around US$ 3 million for hybrid rice and increasing
its corn investment by US$0.5 million.
Country managing director of PT
DuPont Indonesia, George Santosa, is optimistic that the 2.5
million hectares in Malang, Indonesia will produce around 8,000
tons of hybrid seeds per year. The project will start next year
and will produce hybrid seeds of varieties that will be marketed
in Java and Sumatra. The increased investment on corn on the
other hand is a response to the increasing demand for corn oil
to be used in biofuel, according to the PT Dupont business
manager Gumala.
For more information, email
- Aprika Hernanda, Bisnis
Indonesia:
aprika.hernanda@bisnis.co.id or
- Dewi Suryani of the
Indonesia
Biotechnology Information Center:
dewisuryani@biotrop.org.
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