Bogor, Indonesia 36 experts in sustainable agriculture from 17 countries that share similar goals convened in Bogor to exchange best practices in capacity building for smallholder-based, sustainable oil palm management (24/6).
The International Development Cooperation Fund (LDKPI), the Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are collaborating to provide the training, which will take place from June 22 to July 2, 2024. Experts from a range of fields, including researchers, legislators, businesspeople, and diplomats, attend.
They are from developing nations that provide vital agricultural products for global food security, such as coffee, cocoa, rubber, lumber, soybeans, and beef, as well as vital global food commodities like palm oil.
Giving participants a more comprehensive understanding of smallholder agriculture that crosses multiple commodities was the goal.
The importance of palm oil cultivation to smallholder farmers was underlined by Director General Umar Hadi. Making sure these farmers can endure and prosper in the agricultural industry will be the next task.
"The exchange of experiences and best practices is necessary to ensure that palm oil commodities can endure in the current global market era," he said.
The Vice Rector of IPB for Research, Innovation, and Agromaritime Community Development also expressed how IPB University has played a significant role in empowering local palm oil stakeholders and advancing the industry's sustainability objectives.
"It is hoped that this training will also enhance Indonesia's cooperation with Global South countries through collaborations, research, and education," he said.
They shared ideas during the workshop on how to advance smallholder agriculture that is sustainable in order to strengthen the resilience of the global food supply chain in their own nations.
At the IPB Bogor campus, they conversed with specialists in Indonesian sustainable agriculture and went to see excellent smallholder oil palm fields in the Riau Province.
Indonesia offers training grants to friendly nations as a show of support to others dealing with comparable issues. It is anticipated that this training will offer a platform for exchanging expertise, best practices, and lessons discovered from one another, as well as for developing aspirations from producing nations deserving of attention from international communities.
Source kemlu.go.id
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