Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- President Prabowo Subianto supported the development of a gene bank to preserve Indonesia's germplasm and produce superior agricultural seeds for both herbal and horticultural commodities.

Head of the National Economic Council (DEN), Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, made the statement after a limited meeting chaired by President Prabowo to discuss genome sequencing with Prof Sri Fatmawati, Director of the Indonesian Herbal and Horticultural Science and Technology Park, at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, on Wednesday.

"The President views Indonesian agriculture as being very scientifically managed, and Fatmawati will become the director for research on superior agricultural seeds. The President strongly emphasizes that th...