Indonesia to Invest $22 Billion in Agricultural Processing, Minister Says
Indonesia plans to invest 371 trillion rupiah ($22 billion) in agricultural processing for several commodities in a bid to create eight million jobs, agriculture minister Amran Sulaiman said on Friday.
Developing domestic processing is one of president Prabowo Subianto's top priorities in a drive to achieve 8% economic growth.
"The total plan of 371 trillion rupiah will be invested in the agriculture, food, livestock, horticulture, and plantation sectors,” said Amran in a statement.
Amran added that a big portion of the investment would...
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