Business Trip to Sulawesi & Jakarta (4-7 August 2019)

We visited South Sulawesi (Wajo and Makassar) and Jakarta with the team of Ishikawa Prefecture government, Japan, to investigate current agricultural situation. Ishikawa Prefecture plans to propose some cooperation programs in agriculture development in the long run with Wajo District government.

Ishikawa Prefecture wants to make some contribution to agricultural mechanization, training of farmers, and income increase of farmers.

Kunjungan ke Sulsel & Jakarta, 9-15 Sep 2018 untuk meninjau Tabela

Pada tanggal 9-15 September 2018, saya mengunjungi Sulawesi Selatan (Wajo, Pinrang & Makassar) dan Jakarta bersama delegasi Pemda Prefektur Ishikawa, Jepang, untuk survei tentang tanaman langsung benih padi atau Tabela di Sulawesi Selatan.

Prefektur Ishikawa dan Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan sedang menghadapi tantangan serius yang sama, yaitu kekurangan tenaga kerja di sektor pertanian dan keduanya berpikir bahwa Tabela mungkin adalah teknologi kunci untuk mengatasinya.

Delegasi Prefektur Ishikawa dapat langsung meninjau lapamgan, mendiskusi dengan petani, dan mendapat berbagai informasi yang menarik. Saya berharap kita akan menuju langkah berikutnya untuk bertukar pikiran dan pengalaman penanaman padi antara petani Prefektur Ishikawa dan petani Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan.

 

Visit South Sulawesi & Jakarta, 9-15 Sep 2018

In 9-15 September 2018, I visited South Sulawesi (Wajo, Pinrang & Makassar) and Jakarta with the delegation of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, to survey about direct seeding of rice in South Sulawesi.

Ishikawa Prefecture and South Sulawesi Province are now facing the same serious challenge of labor shortage in agriculture and both of them think that direct seeding of rice may be the key technology to overcome it.

The delegation directly made field observation, discussed about farming with rice farmers, and got fruitful information from the field. I hope we will have next step for good opportunity to deeply exchange farmer’s knowledge and experience between Ishikawa Prefecture and South Sulawesi Province.