Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman informed here on Friday that the government has set aside around Rp10 trillion (around USD617.8 million) for agricultural tools and machinery assistance for this year. The budget will be used to procure various types of agricultural machinery, including four-wheeled tractors, two-wheeled tractors, combine harvesters, rice transplanters, and water pumps.Earlier, the government also allocated Rp12 trillion (around USD741.2 million) for the development and revitalization of agricultural irrigation networks to increase food security and support agricultural productivity.The irrigation infrastructure that will be built will include tertiary, primary, and secondary irrigation channels. The project will cover two million hectares of agricultural land across Indonesia.The minister underscored that the Indonesian government is supporting the improvement of the national irrigation system.He explained that the improvement of the irrigation system will help increase the planting index and rice productivity in Indonesia. The central government is working with the Ministry of Public Works on this major project. The budget prepared for irrigation development will also be used to improve the water distribution system. The Ministry of Agriculture is targeting national rice production of 32 million tons in 2025, higher than the target set for the previous year, namely 30 million tons. With agricultural machinery assistance and irrigation infrastructure revitalization, the government is confident that it can achieve the rice production target.Source:https://en.antaranews.com/news/340890/ri-govt-allocates-rp10-trillion-for-agricultural-machinery-assistance?utm_source=antaranews&utm_medium=mobile&utm_campaign=latest_category (ICE GIACARTA)

Fonte notizia: ANTARA NEWS, 10 January 2025