Jakarta, June 9 -- The Indonesian government is preparing to distribute roughly 280 million high-yielding cocoa and coconut seedlings, in a massive push to revitalize the national plantation sector and boost rural economy.

The initiative follows directives from President Prabowo Subianto to position the agricultural and plantation sectors as central pillars of Indonesia's future economic development, according to Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman.

The seedling rollout is tied to an ambitious, medium-term development program spanning 2025 to 2027, he said in his statement, Monday (June 8).

Backed by a Rp9.5 trillion (US$522.8 million) State Budget allocation, the Agriculture Ministry aims to develop 870,000 hectares of community ...