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MALAYSIAN MINISTER VISITS JATROPHA PLANTATION IN SUKABUMI
Sukabumi, W. Java, Aug 4 (ANTARA) - Malaysian Minister of Plantations, Industries and Commodities Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui on Monday observed a jatropha plantation in Pakuwon village in Parungkuda sub district, Sukabumi, West Java.
The visit, made on the sidelines of a seminar on jatropha, was aimed at observing the process of planting jatropha to be used to produce biodiesel.
Indonesian Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said at the seminar that Malaysia and Indonesia needed to speed up development of alternative energy amid the tight competition with other producing countries such as Brazil.
"I fully support the cooperation to develop jatropha-based industries," he said.
In April 25, both governments at a meeting in Bali agreed to cooperate in the commodities sector under their Joint Ministerial Commission (JCM).
One point of the agreement called for cooperation to develop jatropha-based biodiesel through activities in the agronomic field, breeding of high-quality seeds, and processing technology.
Indonesia plans to substitute around 10 percent of its fossil fuel consumption in transportation with biofuel by 2010.
In its efforts to reach the target, the government has initiated projects to develop bioethanol energy from cassava and sugarcane, and biodiesel from jatropha and palm oil.
Indonesia has committed itself to expanding its jatropha plantations to 1.54 million hectares by 2010 from 130,000 hectares at present.
The jatropha seeds were collected from five provinces, namely Lampung, Banten, West Java, West Sumatra and Central Java.
Since 2006, the Agriculture Ministry has been distributing improved quality jatropha seeds (Improved Population/IP) to farmers.
The seeds can produce 1-1.5 tons of jatropha per hectare in the first planting year, and 4-5 tons per hectare in the fourth year.
The visit, made on the sidelines of a seminar on jatropha, was aimed at observing the process of planting jatropha to be used to produce biodiesel.
Indonesian Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said at the seminar that Malaysia and Indonesia needed to speed up development of alternative energy amid the tight competition with other producing countries such as Brazil.
"I fully support the cooperation to develop jatropha-based industries," he said.
In April 25, both governments at a meeting in Bali agreed to cooperate in the commodities sector under their Joint Ministerial Commission (JCM).
One point of the agreement called for cooperation to develop jatropha-based biodiesel through activities in the agronomic field, breeding of high-quality seeds, and processing technology.
Indonesia plans to substitute around 10 percent of its fossil fuel consumption in transportation with biofuel by 2010.
In its efforts to reach the target, the government has initiated projects to develop bioethanol energy from cassava and sugarcane, and biodiesel from jatropha and palm oil.
Indonesia has committed itself to expanding its jatropha plantations to 1.54 million hectares by 2010 from 130,000 hectares at present.
The jatropha seeds were collected from five provinces, namely Lampung, Banten, West Java, West Sumatra and Central Java.
Since 2006, the Agriculture Ministry has been distributing improved quality jatropha seeds (Improved Population/IP) to farmers.
The seeds can produce 1-1.5 tons of jatropha per hectare in the first planting year, and 4-5 tons per hectare in the fourth year.
