Indonesia, Oct. 31 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture is preparing three million cocoa seedlings for cultivation in Nabire District, Central Papua, to establish the region as a major cocoa-producing hub within the next three to four years.

Head of the Central Papua Plantation and Livestock Office Rafael Heri Nugroho said here on Friday (October 30) that the assistance is being managed by the ministry's Directorate General of Plantations and is currently being prepared for distribution.

"The three million cocoa seedlings are currently in the nursery stage. We expect to distribute them to local farmer groups across Nabire by the end of this year," Nugroho said.

The seedlings are being cultivated in phases at a centralized nursery ...