Jakarta (ANTARA News) - If PT Pangan Energi Nusantara (PT PEN) the establishment of which has been proposed by the state enterprises ministry could operate as expected, at least 1.2 million people could be employed in farms and 41,000 others in other sectors in the 2007-2010 period.
"At least such a big number of workers that could be employed will lower the unemployment rate in the country," Hadi Mustofa, a media staff of the state enterprises ministry, said in a phone interview here on Tuesday.
In addition, through PT PEN the welfare of the farmers can be improved besides having an opportunity to have a share in the company of farmers-owned enterprises (BUMP) as long as they are members of BUMP which is also a partner and shareholder of PT PEN.
PT PEN will make Indonesia self-sufficient in rice and export its rice to other countries.
Being self-sufficient in rice and improve the welfare of the farmers whose fate remained unchanged in the more than 62 years of the country`s independence, the state entreprises ministry had the idea to synergize nine state owned companies which will become stakeholders of the future PT PEN.
Expected to be set up in the second quarter of this year, BUMP will act as motivator, State Entreprises Minister Sugiarto said in a visit to the country`s biggest rice mill in Jatisari village, Cikampek district, West Java, last week.
The nine state companies which will establish a consortium are the national logistics agency (Bulog), fertilizer-producing industries PT. Pusri, PT. Pupuk Kaltim, PT Petrokimia, and PT. Pupuk Kujang, irrigation companies PT. Jasa Tirta I and II, seed suppliers PT. Sang Hyang Sri and PT. Pertani.
PT PEN is to be set up to boost the productivity of the farmers, rice production and improve the farmers` buying power, with a view to conducting research, training, and purchase of the farmers` rice.
BUMP which happens to be a partner and shareholder of PT. PEN will provide advice to the farmers on funding, seeds, fertilizers and planting technigues as well as shareding in BUMP.
Following the establishment of the BUMP, a the result of a study by of the state enterprises ministry said that at least Rp48,48 trillion would be needed to establish 100 BUMPs throughout Indonesia until 2010.
As a beginning, at least 10 BUMPs will have to be established.
If the plan has been realized, Indonesia will not only become self-sufficient in rice, but will also produce sufficient rice in the future.
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