Government to launch land reform.(ECONOMIC NEWS IN BRIEF)

From: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter | Date: May 1, 2007 | Copyright information

The government is preparing to launch land reform starting by distributing 9.6 million hectares of certificated farm lands among poor families, an official said. Head of the National Land Office (BPN) Joyo Winoto said the lands to be distributed include 1.1 million hectares of unused lands previously reserved for migrant families under the smallholder nucleus plantation program (PIR) and 8.5 million hectares of production forest lands. Bustanul Arifin, a member of the agrar...

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