TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia and China continue to explore cooperation opportunities in the agricultural sector. Earlier this week, the Indonesian Ministry of Transmigration and the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia visited the transmigration development area in Salor, South Papua Province.
In an official statement, the ministry said Indonesia and China are planning to develop a rice research center and an agricultural vocational school in Salor to support food self-sufficiency and elevate the quality of education for the people of South Papua.
The transmigration area in Salor covers approximately 40,000 hectares of land and is one of the food production centers in the region.
With adequate technology and infrastructure, this area is deemed potential to increase its contribution to national food security.
The two sides also discussed opportunities for developing agricultural support industries, including the plan to establish a production facility for agricultural equipment and machinery in Merauke. This follows input from the local government regarding the need for repair facilities for agricultural equipment.
Salor in South Papua is the first stop on a planned joint tour by the Ministry of Transmigration and the Chinese Embassy to four transmigration areas. They will then visit Raja Ampat in Southwest Papua, North Halmahera in North Maluku, and West Manggarai in East Nusa Tenggara.
Beyond food security, the Ministry of Transmigration stated that this visit is part of an exploration of opportunities for cooperation with China in the areas of poverty alleviation, vocational education, trade, investment, and tourism development.
This agenda represents a further step in cooperation between the two parties, following the Ministry's previous dispatch of 36 delegates to China, ranging from Ministry employees to academics, to learn about China's experience in developing transmigration areas and poverty alleviation.
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