Archive for July 2019

Simple Future Active

1. “We will develop sugarcane plantations equipped with sugar processing plants in six locations of Bombana, Lamongan, East Sumba, Sumbawa, Lampung and Ogan Komelir Ilir.

2. Hence, the president issued a presidential decree. In the next six months, a team consisting of officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Bulog and related parties will buy the dry paddy grains at the price of Rp3,700 per kg.

3. “We will purchase it anyhow, if there is a problem, report it to me.

Simple Future Passive

1. The sugar factories will be built in six locations, supported by sugarcane plantations with a productivity target of 140 tons per hectare.

2. We have 10 million hectares of swam areas like that, potentially to be developed into paddy fields. If we can harvest 3 times, 30 million tons of rice will be produced per year.

3. “The paddy grains which are slightly wet will be sent to our partners of 183 rice mills throughout Indonesia. We need to purchase about 20,000 tons per day,” said the Agriculture Minister.

Future Perfect

1. Previously, agriculture officials will have admitted to routinely inflating rice harvest data to present a rosy picture to the government or win subsidies, often leading to last-minute imports once shortages became apparent.

2. "If we want to feed a growing population, if we want to tackle climate change, if we want to go towards a more sustainable food system, we will have started with seeds," he said.

3. East-West Seed has built a successful business focusing purely on smallholders, he said, while Indian companies Acsen HyVeg and Namdhari, ranked sixth and seventh respectively, they will have reached small-scale farmers with seeds.