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Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo highlighted his intent to expand the agricultural area in Maluku's Seram Island, particularly to transform abandoned land into productive areas. Limpo remarked here on Saturday, that we need to expand the agricultural area in Seram Island owing to several vacant land areas existing in the island. The islands of Buru and Seram in Maluku Province have been developed as agricultural areas to cater to the food demand in the regions. However, Minister Limpo emphasized the need to expand agricultural areas in Seram Island and involve greater number of people to serve as farmers. Limpo, cited the example of corn farming, wherein each hectare of land can produce five to six tons of the commodity. With selling price at Rp3,000 per kg, farmers can earn Rp15 million during each harvest period after less than 100 days of planting. The minister has called on Maluku governor, to formulate the design for large-scale agricultural development in Seram Island, by utilizing the Agriculture Ministry’s funding//ANT