Food Estate Project Keeps Going
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo visited a food estate project in Central Sumba, NTT. The food estate development program is continuing amid public criticism.
President Joko Widodo (second from left) delivers a press statement at the location of the food estate development in Central Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, Tuesday (23/02/2021).
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The government is continuing the national food estate development program despite public criticism. The government has been warned to be transparent and not overly hasty, because the program, one of the government’s development priorities, poses environmental, social and economic risks.
On Tuesday (23/2/2021), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inspected a food estate in Central Sumba and the Napun Gete Dam in Sikka, both in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).