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        "id": 1832350,
        "msgid": "transmigration-strengthens-unity-food-security-govt-1782816617",
        "date": "2026-06-30 16:40:59",
        "title": "Transmigration strengthens unity, food security: Govt",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government has outlined four key objectives for its transmigration programme, including strengthening national unity, alleviating poverty through land provision, and bolstering food self-sufficiency. Deputy Minister Viva Yoga Mauladi highlighted the programme's role in creating new economic growth centres and fostering nationalism through cultural assimilation. The initiative's economic potential was underscored by the export of 16 tons of blue swimming crab worth Rp15 billion from transmigration areas to the United States.",
        "content": "<p>According to Viva Yoga, the program is in line with President Prabowo\nSubianto\u2019s mandate for the Ministry of Transmigration to support\nnational development through four interrelated objectives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Prabowo\u2019s directive outlines four reasons for the\nre-establishment of the Ministry of Transmigration,\u201d Mauladi stated on\nMonday (June 29).<\/p>\n<p>The first objective, says Viva Yoga, is to maintain the integrity of\nthe unitary state of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) by relocating\npeople from various ethnic, cultural, and regional backgrounds, thereby\nstrengthening national unity.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that acculturation and cultural assimilation in\ntransmigration areas have strengthened the sense of nationalism among\nIndonesians across regions and cultures.<\/p>\n<p>The second objective is to alleviate poverty by providing land to\ntransmigrants as part of agrarian reform to support their livelihoods\nand productive economic activities.<\/p>\n<p>The land is used for housing, yards, and businesses, thus providing\nopportunities for the communities to improve their economic welfare in a\nsustainable manner, Mauladi remarked.<\/p>\n<p>The third objective is to strengthen national food self-sufficiency,\nas several transmigration areas have developed into national rice\nproduction centers.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the Telang transmigration area in Banyuasin\nDistrict, South Sumatra, is one example of a successful rice production\ncenter.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth objective is to create new centers of economic growth\nthrough the development of economic and social activities in previously\nremote areas.<\/p>\n<p>Mauladi views that the presence of communities in transmigration\nareas encourages economic activity, allowing previously quiet areas to\ndevelop into new growth centers.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that the four objectives serve as an important\nfoundation for strengthening the transmigration program in support of\ninclusive, equitable, and sustainable national development.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday (June 29), the Deputy Minister released the export of 16\ntons of blue swimming crab worth Rp15 billion (around US$817 thousand)\ndestined for the United States (US).<\/p>\n<p>The shipment is part of efforts to encourage flagship products from\ntransmigration areas to enter the global market.<\/p>\n<p>Viva Yoga explained that the exported blue swimming crabs came from\nseveral transmigration areas, including Sorong in Papua; Pasangkayu in\nWest Sulawesi; Maluku; North Maluku; and the northern coastal areas of\nGresik and Lamongan in East Java, through collaboration with the Gresik\nDistrict Government and the private export company PT Aruna.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Transmigration Ministry, KKP boost coastal\nempowerment<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Muhammad Harianto, Resinta Sulistiyandari<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/transmigration-strengthens-unity-food-security-govt-1782816617",
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