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Agriculture

For the 2002 fiscal year, each of the agricultural, forestry, marine and fishery sector obtains a big portion in the state budget. This means that the government has big plans to be realized by these sectors. Indonesia is an agricultural country; around 72.5% of the total areas of 47 million hectares are used for agriculture. The land for estates comprises around 16.5 million hectares; arable dry land is approximately 12.8 million hectares. Land used for brackish and fresh water ponds cover only 0.5 million and 0.2 million hectares respectively.

The development of agriculture, including animal husbandry and plantation, is carried out by empowering the farmers and the rural communities, by providing capital assistance for them to buy seed fertilizer and pesticide.

Food Crops

The production of food crops in 2000 still showed an increased compared to that of the previous year. Although the harvest area of rice decreased, the harvest showed an increased of 0.62%, reaching 51.18 million tons. The production of wet field rice increased around 0.12%. The increased of production is in line with the increase of productivity. The productivity of rice was 42.52 quintals per hectare, or an increase of 3.69%.

Estate Crops

The development of estate crops in this country tends to increase by the year. What is referred to as estate corps are the coconut, cotton, sugar cane, rubber, palm oil, cocoa, tea, coffee, tobacco and cinchona.

The production of rubber, palm oil, palm kernel, and coffee estate increased by 8.99%, 6.03%, 3.12% and 3.64% respectively. Cocoa increased sharply by 26.66% from 58.9 thousand to 74.6 thousand tons of the annual crops included in the large estate corps are the sugar cane, tobacco and jute (Rosella). In 2000, the planted area of sugar cane increased by 0.75% while its production increased by 9.72% compare to that in the same period of the previous year. Meanwhile, the planted areas of tobacco and jute relatively stayed the same, but their production increased by 8.62% and 17.39% respectively.

Animal Husbandry

In 2000 the total number of the large livestock, milk cow, cow, buffalo and horse, noted an increase. The highest increase was that of the horse population (6.86%). Most of the large livestock farms are located in Java.

In 2000 the small livestock, consisting of goat, sheep and pig, showed an increase of 3.42%, 3.13% and 3.13% respectively, compared to that of 1999.

Forestry

The development of forestry is aimed at improving the efficiency of logging and forestry. It is designed to complement the conservative forest processing system that supports the interest of the local population, develop conservation and protection of forest resources. It is also meant to speed up the process of conflict solution in the area and forest which is community based.

Based on their functions, the forest in Indonesia is put in three categories: protection forest, production forest, and park and reservation forest. The total area of protection forest reaches 33.5 million hectares or about 29.86% of the entire area of forest; production forest reaches 66.3 million hectares consisting of 35.2 million hectares of limited production forest, 23.1 million hectares of non-convertible forest and 8.1 million hectares on convertible production forest. The total area of parks and reservation forest is 20.5 million hectares.

In an effort to conserve the availability of forest in Indonesia, the government is carrying out a reforestation program, During budget year 1999-2000 the realization of forested areas covered 13.8 thousand hectares, meaning that 83.25% of the reforestation program has been realized.

MARITIME AFFAIRS AND FISHERIES

The sector of maritime affairs and fisheries is one of many competitive products. It is not only useful for economic recovery but also can push the distribution of people welfare. For encouraging of this sector, Department of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries had launched a work program for the years of 2000-2002.

The goals will be gained in the year of 2004 are: Export of fishery amount to US$ 5 billion; contribution for The Gross Domestic Product (PDB) by 5%; the non-tax revenue of government from fishing amount to Rp 295 billion; the potential contribution for the real income of local government total US$ 532 million from keeping and developing of fishery (budidaya perikanan) and sum of US$ 120 million from the fishing activity;

The program taken namely:

a. On fishery of fishing, the policy will carried out as follows:

Increasing the ability of fishing fleets, mainly for small-scale fishermen, both for economic interest and security bell function to provide controlling and security by the state apparatus.
Implementing rationalization and intensity of fishing optimally (the number of fishermen or fishing fleets) on each sea areas based on its preservation potentially and it puts in phase.
Conducting regulation of foreign fleets in the International Economic Exclusive Zone for saving the state loss amounted to US$ 1.4 till 4 billion per year and making an effort to add the state revenue sum of US$ 0.65 billion per year starting 2002.
Raising of controlling and surveillance on sources of maritime affairs and fishery through development of MCS (Monitoring, Controlling and Surveillance)

b. On fishery of keeping and developing, it is held through aqua business system as follows:

Developing the fish seeding center in 24 provinces and a national seeding research center on keeping and developing of sea fish, and encouraging the community interests on the keeping and developing of fish including of hatchery development in the household scale.
Restructuring the space system on keeping and developing of fish and completing infrastructure (such as irrigation, pond, etc).

c. In the frame work of quality improvement and extra value of product, it is held as follows:

Perfecting and developing the technology of “the after harvest” as packaging product and transportation of life-fish.
For supporting of the marketing of fishing product, it is developed a technology of cold-chain system, handling the products when they are at the flats or boats and at the location and developing of fish like pond, and taking them to the fishing ports/fishing landing ports then bringing them to the location of fish auction, ending at the distribution of products to the consumer in the market.

d. Developing the marketing of fishery products, it is carried out by the following points:

Campaign of the fish consuming especially for domestic markets.
Intensifying the market intelligence, and employing the Indonesian Representatives (as Embassy, Consulate, etc) as a center of promotion on the products of the maritime affairs and fisheries in abroad.
Strengthening the corporate lawyer of trade on sea products and fisheries.

e. Utilization of small islands for the sale of economic interest and conservation as maritime tourism.

It is executed by considering the local authority in managing those small islands and anticipating the conflict potentialities between the investors and local people.

2. Intensifying the welfare of community in coastal areas, maritime affairs and fisheries, mainly fishermen, and fish keeper and developer in small scale.

The program is held as follows:

a. Magnifying access to the source of capital.

b. Developing insurance of fishermen.

c. Increasing access to technology and management.

d. Broadening access to the market and information.

e. Developing pattern of partnership business.

In connecting with these activities, it is developed the program of coastal community economic empowerment and another schemas like a program of capital supply, taking advantage from state owned. Company by 5%. Those empowerment programs represent an access in reaching the goal of using the potential for economic growth and releasing the fishermen from the trap of poverty.

3. Managing the environment of fish water (lake, river, pond etc) coastal areas, small islands, and sea.

The program consist of:

a. Restructuring the areas and controlling the contamination.

b. Rehabilitating the conservation areas.

c. Enrichment of the stock.

d. Managing the conservation areas.

e. Mitigation of the natural disasters.

f. Managing the integrated coastal areas.

4. Raising the role of sea as an adhesive capacity of national integrity and maritime culture.

The program is taken namely:

a. Integrating the science and technology of maritime affairs and fisheries as a subject at school.

b. Intensifying the education, training and extension on science and technology and maritime management and fishing for the community.

c. Presenting the better incentive economy and society for the young generation on the sectors of maritime affairs and fisheries.

d. Campaign and advocacy of the program, “Your Sea, my sea, is one”.

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