NES SUGAR

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The Nucleus Estates and Smallholders Sugar Project seeks to assist GOI's nucleus estates and smallholders development program to establish 12,400 ha of sugarcane in South Kalimantan and produce about 50,000 tons of sugar per annum for domestic consumption. In addition, 3,000 ha are to be cleared for smallholder houses, gardens and foodcrops. Through sugar development and technical assistance components, the project will contribute to reducing sugar imports by about 7%; provide the basis for improving technical and managerial approaches to rainfed sugarcane production which will influence GOI's overall sugar development program; and have a significant impact on the development of an area with limited agricultural alternatives. It will provide funds for start-up activities of future nucleus estates and smallholders projects based on annual crops; for studies in the sugar sector as well as contributing to the overall manpower and training program for new sugar estates.