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Riau to convert former illegal gold mines into rice fields
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Converting former gold mines into agriculture lands can also boost their value.
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PEKANBARU - Abandoned illegal gold mines in Kuantan Singingi regency, Riau, will be transformed into rice fields to strengthen the food production sector and accelerate the achievement of the rice self-sufficiency target.
Kuantan Singingi regent Suhardiman Amby explained that using abandoned illegal gold mines which were not remediated or normalised as agriculture land is a strategic step towards expanding planting surface area in the regency.
