The closing ceremony for the 2026 Village Head Benchmarking programme\nwas held at Yunnan Minzu University in Kunming, Yunnan Province,\nsouthwest China, on Tuesday (15\/9).<\/p>\n
During the programme, participants visited Haiyan Village, the\nLuosiwan International Trade Centre, and the Dounan Flower Market in\nKunming, where they studied rural development, trade, and regional\ncharacteristic industries.<\/p>\n
In Xishuangbanna, they visited various coffee projects, communal\nvillage development initiatives, traditional intangible cultural\nheritage programmes, and digital agriculture projects, while exchanging\nviews with local officials and villagers.<\/p>\n
More than 20 village officials and related personnel from Indonesia\ncompleted their benchmarking study in Yunnan Province, southwest China,\non Monday (14\/9).<\/p>\n
They visited Kunming and Xishuangbanna from 9 to 15 September to\nlearn from China\u2019s experience in rural revitalisation, grassroots\ngovernance, and flagship local industries.<\/p>\n
\u201cVillage heads can directly observe the planting processes and\npractical methods. This is far more effective than studying theory in a\nclassroom,\u201d said Mulyadin Malik, Head of the Development and Information\nAgency (BPI) for Villages and Disadvantaged Regions, under the Ministry\nof Villages and Disadvantable Regional Development (Kemendes PDT), as\nreported by Xinhua.<\/p>\n
Malik stated that the programme provides Indonesian participants with\na more direct understanding of China\u2019s approach to rural governance and\nindustrial development. He expressed his hope that participants could\nbring the knowledge gained back to their respective villages and adapt\nthese experiences to local conditions.<\/p>\n
Several participants noted that the field visits provided practical\ninsights into rural industrial development, rural tourism promotion, and\ntraditional cultural preservation, serving as a useful reference for\nrural development in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Shao Weiqing, Vice Rector of Yunnan Minzu University, stated that the\nuniversity hopes to use the programme as an opportunity to further\nstrengthen practical exchange and cooperation between China and\nIndonesia, promoting mutual learning and development.<\/p>\n
Launched in 2019, the Village Head Benchmarking programme has now\ncompleted six cohorts, bringing more than 100 Indonesian village heads\nto China for study visits.<\/p>\n
In October 2023, China and Indonesia signed a Memorandum of\nUnderstanding (MoU) regarding cooperation in rural development and\npoverty alleviation, which serves as a framework for policy exchange,\nexperience sharing, and capacity building in related fields.<\/p>\n
The latest programme was organised by the Chinese Embassy in\nIndonesia, with Yunnan Minzu University serving as the host.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesian-village-heads-complete-benchmarking-programme-in-yunnan-1789662175", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }