Three countries want to develop Bantaeng

Investors from the three countries each from South Korea, Japan and Malaysia met in Bantaeng. The foreign businessmen were expressed different interests to invest in this area. South Korean investors from Mirae Tech business groups interested in cotton seed processing industry are investors from Sirim Berhad Malaysia interested in the management of seaweed.

In contrast to these two business groups from both countries, Japanese businessmen will make a survey for the development of tourism kasawan workshops. Region will be the resort for elderly parents in the winter. Although the parents, but they have the expertise. Regent Bantaeng (H. M. Nurdin Abdullah) when receiving the investors in the home district office, precisely on Saturday afternoon October 10, 2009 hoping their expertise can be utilized in Bantaeng so that we can absorb the knowledge and experience particularly in the field of medicine and agriculture.

He then hopes to all the district masyatakat Toa Butta was nicknamed to be more open to investing more passionate. Investment will open up new jobs. Nurdin was later appointed investment in fish processing area owned by PT. Global Seafood International Indonesia, which operates immediately. Fish processing industry surimi exports to Japan to absorb 1,000

Straw Fermentation

Breeders incorporated in the District Farmers Group received training Bantaeng straw fermentation technology for cattle feed. The training was conducted Hasanuddin University Faculty of Animal Husbandry in cooperation Bantaeng administration and Makassar Muhammadiyah University.

Synergy Team Leader for Community Empowerment (Sibermas), Suhendra Pancawijaya said, the training is to support farming activities in this area, especially in a bad season. Forage nutrition professor Faculty of Animal Husbandry Unhas said, the new activity was first introduced to the farmer uses a lot of local materials spread, even likely wasted.

Therefore, through training, he beharap breeders in this area can use the surrounding natural potential, especially in difficult season like now, he explained during training Farmers Group Borongloe Beringin Jaya Village District Pa'jukukang, exactly the day on Friday October 2, 2009. Training is witnessed Head of Livestock Department of Agriculture and Forestry District Bantaeng (Ritha Pasha) and some other officials. This simple technology can improve the nutritional value of feed, as well as the quality and quality because a supplemental material to cattle.

Answering questions, he said, other than rice straw, farmer can also use corn straw, weeds or the seaweed known as sango, sango, cocoa leather, kapok seeds and cashew nuts. All the potential that many in this area can be used to feed, light Suhendra stating its readiness to help in the long term, including the development of appropriate industry or government strategic plan Bantaeng.

Head of Livestock Department of Agriculture and Forestry welcomes Bantaeng District simple technology to help farmers in their working area. He hopes, ranchers give serious attention to coaching a team made from cattle remains Unhas to obtain a good feed. In order for the training is going well, Ritha also asked the coach to be more actively encouraged farmers so that the training goal and the time has advanced breeders feed their own making.

This training is very important since the district has a population of cattle Pa'jukukang enough. Through the training of feed production, farmers are expected to address the needs of livestock, especially in the dry season because the elephant grass and other foods hard to keep in the long run, he said.

Agriculture prize

South Sulawesi (Sulawesi Selatan) won back the agricultural sector. This time the Governor Syahrul Yasin Limpo and Regent Bantaeng H. M. Nurdin Abdullah who received awards from the Indonesian Agricultural Research and Development Agency.

Awards are given for innovation to develop agriculture in this region. Head of Public Relations Local Government District Joni Bantaeng Tambing, S. Sos said the award is achieved in the agricultural sector has its own meaning for the district is 120 Kilometers south of this city of Makassar.

Since led DR. Nurdin Abdullah, District Bantaeng mengembangakn rice growing system known as Legowo-21. This planting system successfully boost production from an average of 4 tons / ha to 8-10 tons / ha.

Regent also developed a high economic value crops such as apples and strawberries in Bonto Lojong, District of Ulu Ere. Village that will be the Village Independent pecontohan also been promoting the planting of ornamental plants.

Development of these commodities, but is intended to meet local demand, also meet the export market. Ornamental plants, Joni clearly now have a request from the Korean market.

To support these investments, the Chief District Team PKK Bantaeng Ir. Lies F. Nurdin and their staffs have done socialization and cultivation practices that many women liked it.

Hopefully, if the production of ornamental plants, will restore the image in District Kampong Ulu Loka Ere as the City Flower.