Indonesia to Expand Farmland by 3 mln Hectares in Self-Sufficiency Drive

PRABOWO SUBIANTO - JAKARTA. Indonesia's incoming president Prabowo Subianto plans to expand food crops' planting areas by three million hectares (7.4 million acres) in the next five years to cultivate staples in a food self-sufficiency drive, an official said.

Prabowo, who won the February presidential election by a convincing margin, has pledged to achieve food self-sufficiency in the next four years after he takes office on Oct. 20.