Pembangunan kebun bibit karet klonal
Crops such as cocoa potatoes soybean dairy and c
offee are economically important commodities in the
tsunami-affected districts in Aceh. Targeting the m
ajor crops CIRAD and local partners organised a
training on “Local Economic Resources Development”
(LERD) funded through the French public funds.
During the training potential of different product
s and commodities in the region as need for action
to
improve quality and productivity of these priority
commodities for promoting at national or internatio
nal
markets. The participants came from the representat
ives of farmers traders and technical ministries.
During the training cacao was identified as the mos
t potential for improving farmer income. Aceh
Development Agency in consultation with the Nationa
l Development Planning Agency (Bappenas)
Regional Development Planning Agency (Bappeda) and
Syiah Kuala University (Banda Aceh) has
selected Pidie District in East coast of Aceh for
developing sustainable cocoa production in Aceh.
Publication year
2006
