date:Jul 07, 2014
f elected on July 9.
His rival, ex-general Prabowo Subianto, has said he would open up 2 million hectares of new land for rice, corn, soybeans and sugarcane, that he says will also provide 12 million jobs.
Agriculture policy will be among issues discussed by the presidential candidates during a televised debate on July 5.
DEBATING AGRICULTURE
Agriculture accounts for about 15 percent of GDP in Southeast Asia's largest economy and around 35 percent of the population depend on it as their main