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        "id": 1815899,
        "msgid": "vp-supports-asmat-sago-school-to-boost-local-food-1782100207",
        "date": "2026-06-22 09:37:04",
        "title": "VP supports Asmat sago school to boost local food",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has endorsed the Asmat Sago Field School in Papua, describing the culture-based initiative as a model for strengthening local food commodities. The government plans to collaborate with community and church leaders to support the six-hectare facility, which focuses on sago cultivation and value-added processing. Gibran indicated the programme could be replicated in other regions to bolster national food resilience.",
        "content": "<p>Speaking on the sidelines of his working visit to Asmat District on\nSunday, the Vice President expressed the Indonesian government is ready\nto collaborate with community and religious leaders to ensure the smooth\nimplementation of food development programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, we observed the process at the Sago Field School. I believe\nthis is a very good initiative and deserves support,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Asmat Sago Field School is a sago development initiative carried\nout through a culture based approach and the empowerment of local\ncommunities.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to his attendance at the opening of the 17th National\nFarmers and Fishers Week (PENAS XVII) in Gorontalo on Saturday (June\n20), Gibran emphasized that strengthening local commodities as a\ncommunity food source has become increasingly important.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to bolster local commodities, says Gibran, have been carried\nout for a long time, not only by the government but also by\norganizations at grassroots organizations, including church\norganizations in Asmat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is the government\u2019s duty to amplify this and perhaps replicate it\nin other regions,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>During his inspection of the Sago Field School, Gibran observed the\nsago-production process carried out by members of the indigenous Asmat\ncommunity and distributed school supplies to local children.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the facility spans around six hectares and is managed\ncollaboratively by the Agats Diocese and the local government.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to serving as a center for sago learning and development,\nthe site is also designed to strengthen the processing of value-added\nsago derivative products for the benefit the local communities.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: VP Gibran pledges upgrade of Asmat Hospital to type\nC<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Prisca Triferna, Raka Adji<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/vp-supports-asmat-sago-school-to-boost-local-food-1782100207",
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