The Ministry of Transmigration is directing transmigration areas to\nbecome new economic growth centres that open up productive employment,\nincrease community incomes, expand markets for farmers and local\nbusinesses, and attract investment.<\/p>\n
The transformation is considered increasingly relevant amid global\neconomic and geopolitical changes. Professor of Economics at the Adam\nSmith Business School, University of Glasgow, Prof.\u00a0Soner Ba\u015fkaya,\ndescribed transmigration as \u201cthe right programme at the right time.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Prof.\u00a0Ba\u015fkaya, Indonesia\u2019s relatively neutral political\nposition, its strategic location on world trade routes, and its wealth\nof natural resources place the country in an advantageous position amid\nchanges in global supply chains.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndonesia\u2019s current position is very advantageous in the eyes of the\nworld. Indonesia has a relatively neutral political position, strategic\ntrade routes, and important natural wealth such as nickel, which is\ngreatly needed by future industries, from batteries to electric\nvehicles,\u201d said Prof.\u00a0Ba\u015fkaya at the Transmigration Executive Dialogue\n(TED) titled \u201cFrom Transmigration to Productive Regional Transformation\u201d\nin Jakarta on Monday (24\/8).<\/p>\n
However, these opportunities must be translated into real benefits\nfor the community. Investment entering transmigration areas must not\nstand alone, but must create jobs, improve residents\u2019 skills, drive\nlocal businesses, and build connections with industry and wider\nmarkets.<\/p>\n
Prof.\u00a0Ba\u015fkaya assessed that transmigration areas need to be supported\nby agricultural processing centres, logistics networks, modern\nfacilities, access to financing, and innovation ecosystems. In this way,\ncommunities would not only sell raw materials, but also benefit from\nproduction processes and longer value chains.<\/p>\n
The new transmigration approach, according to him, can become an\ninstrument to revitalise regions, attract investment and talent, and\nencourage the dissemination of knowledge. The goal is to create areas\nthat are productive, developing, and attractive as places to work and\nbuild a life.<\/p>\n
For the community, these changes mean more employment options without\nhaving to move to big cities. Farmers and MSMEs also have the\nopportunity to obtain technology, financing, business partners, and\nwider market access.<\/p>\n
Prof.\u00a0Ba\u015fkaya reminded that the success of this transformation cannot\nbe measured solely by the size of announced investment or the number of\nprogrammes implemented. The main measure is the change truly felt by the\ncommunity, such as increased productive employment, rising incomes and\nskills, growing local businesses, and sustainable regional economic\ndevelopment.<\/p>\n
This view aligns with the new paradigm being developed by the\nMinistry of Transmigration. Minister of Transmigration M. Iftitah\nSulaiman Suryanagara stressed that economic development must precede\npopulation movement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe future of transmigration is not moving people first and then\nhoping economic opportunities will follow. We must create economic\nopportunities, prepare decent jobs and livelihoods, and then population\nmobility follows voluntarily, safely, and with certainty about the\nfuture,\u201d said Minister Iftitah.<\/p>\n
According to him, people will come and settle voluntarily if an area\noffers jobs, business opportunities, infrastructure, and better life\nprospects. Therefore, transmigration areas must be built as economic\necosystems that connect communities, land, knowledge, technology,\ninvestment, industry, and markets.<\/p>\n
The ecosystem must cover the entire value chain, from research and\nseeding, production, processing, packaging, logistics, to marketing.\nWith this approach, more added value can be created within the area and\nenjoyed by local communities.<\/p>\n
Minister Iftitah cited the high consumption of durian in China, worth\naround Rp137 trillion per year. Such a large market should not only be\nan opportunity to export raw commodities, but also a basis for building\na durian industry ecosystem in Indonesia.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/new-transmigration-programme-aims-to-create-jobs-and-new-economic-centres-1787712612", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }