REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MAMUJU -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has assured that he will set aside Rp1.2 trillion to rehabilitate cocoa plantations in order to make Indonesia the world's largest cocoa producer.

"In the next three to four years, Rp1.2 trillion will be allocated to rejuvenate and rehabilitate the cocoa fields," he remarked during a meeting with the cocoa farmers in Saletto in the district of Mamuju, West Sulawesi, on Thursday (6/11).

In connection with that, the president has urged the minister of agrarian affairs to immediately streamline the certification process for the people working in cocoa plantations.

Jokowi said he would also invite banks to offer credit financing for promoting the development of cocoa plantations and would urge the cocoa industry to invest in cocoa-producing regions to offer added value.