One of the efforts to improve the quality of human resources in the agricultural sector is to organize vocational educationBogor (ANTARA) - Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo has said he is optimistic that millennial farmers can aid development in the agricultural sector to strengthen the national economy, generate rural jobs, and reduce poverty.
Millennial farmers are also expected to take advantage of science and technology, the minister added, according to a press release issued by the public relations office of the Bogor Agricultural Development Polytechnic (Polbangtan), here on Tuesday.
The ministry, he said, is encouraging agricultural development so that the sector can make a greater contribution and strengthen the national economy.
For this, qualified human resources with managerial, entrepreneurial, and organizational capabilities are needed to build a competitive agricultural business, Limpo pointed out.
"One of the efforts to improve the quality of human resources in the agricultural sector is to organize vocational education," he said.
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Polbangtan, as a vocational education institution, must continue to innovate so that it can produce quality human resources in the agricultural sector, he added.
Meanwhile, Momon Rusmono, lecturer for the Agricultural Mechanization Technology Study Program at Polbangtan Bogor, said that the institution emphasizes the mastery and utilization of science and technology through innovation and technology to increase production capacity, productivity, and competitiveness.
"Innovative and efficient agricultural technology will accelerate the process of adopting innovation by farmers, so that agricultural products with advanced technology will increase and become more competitive," he added.
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Innovation and technology are also needed in product development to increase added value, product diversification, and product transformation according to consumer preferences, he noted.
Farmer institutions also need to be fostered to expand the role of farmers and community members, increase cooperation between farmers and other related parties, and support the implementation of the agribusiness system, Rusmono added.
"Farmer institutions are expected to help explore agricultural potential, solve problems in agricultural businesses, and facilitate access to information, markets, capital technology, and other resources," he said.
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Translator: Budi Setiawanto, Katriana
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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