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flag Indonesia launches massive Merauke agro-project to boost rice, biofuels, and food security.

flag Indonesia has launched a large-scale agricultural project in Merauke, Papua, cultivating 481,000 hectares of swampy land to boost rice production and support national food security. flag Led by Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan, the initiative also aims to produce ethanol from sugarcane and cassava, and B50 biodiesel from palm oil. flag The government emphasizes environmental protection, proper land use planning, and expediting permits to ensure sustainability. flag The project supports Indonesia’s goals of self-sufficiency in food, energy, and water, with a contract pending between PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara and the paddy field development agency.

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