China-India cooperation to boost rice production

social dynamics2dys agoupdate PrintEnterprise

0 0

China has shown a high level of interest in Indonesia's rice productivity and has explored opportunities for cooperation in the food sector with Indonesia, the deputy agriculture minister revealed at a press conference held recently at the Ministry of Agriculture's headquarters in Jakarta.He said a number of countries, including China, are closely monitoring Indonesia's rice production gains, especially the country's recent progress in increasing rice yields, which has become the focus of international attention.

During the meeting with the Chinese representative, China's Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, the two sides focused on a number of issues, includingAgricultural cooperation, including rice cultivation. China asMajor rice-consuming countries worldwideThe company is in high demand, especially in the South, and also has aAdvanced rice cultivation technologyIt has thus become an important partner for Indonesia in its quest for technical cooperation.

Indonesia is currently working onBoosting production of staple foodsin order to realizeNational food self-sufficiency targetThe recent upward trend in paddy productivity has also been sustained. Areas of cooperation between the two sides could coverBreeding researchSeed development to agro-industrializationand many other aspects. Indonesia hopes to capitalize on its cooperation with China to further promoteResearch and development of superior rice varieties, particularly in the area of adaptationRice cultivated on marginal lands such as brackish water or marshesMake a breakthrough.

Although Indonesia already has a number of well-adapted rice varieties, it is important to engage with China totechnical exchangeand information sharing, which is expected to further boost yields whileIncreasing farmers' incomesThe two sides also discussed other agricultural cooperation issues. The two sides also discussed other agricultural cooperation topics, and China also expressed its hope that Indonesia wouldStabilization of supply of palm crude oilwillingness. The talks not only focused on rice, but also demonstrated China and India's willingness inEnsuring food security and promoting sustainable agricultural development(c) Common interests in the field.

# Social Dynamics