BRIN Collaborates with South Korea on Smart Agriculture Research

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has officially established a collaboration with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) from South Korea to develop mass production of high-value natural products in Indonesia through smart farming systems.

Head of the Centre for Research on Sustainable Industrial and Manufacturing Systems (PRSIMB) at BRIN, Nugroho Adi Sasongko, stated that this collaboration represents the second phase of an ongoing partnership.

“We are focusing on the characteristics of nutrient absorption in Indonesia’s superior crops at each growth stage. Through KIST’s smart farming technology, we can precisely measure the composition of nutrient solutions required under tropical climate conditions. This is essential to ensure that our natural products meet global industry standards,” said Nugroho in a statement in Jakarta on Tuesday.

By adopting the smart farming technology developed by KIST, he continued, Indonesia is expected to optimise the potential of local biological products into high economic value natural products.

“Every new discovery resulting from this collaborative research will be registered as an international patent through cooperation with the Korea Intellectual Property Association (KIPA),” Nugroho added.

According to him, this step is part of BRIN’s broader efforts to support the development of sustainable industrial and manufacturing systems in the country.

It is known that this strategic collaboration was officially formalised through the signing of a Cooperation Agreement (PKS) by the Chairman of the PRSIMB BRIN Project Cooperation, Dudi Iskandar, and the Team Leader as well as KIST Cooperation Coordinator Soo Hyun Park, represented by Lee Ju Young, at the BRIN Thamrin Office in Jakarta on 28 March 2026.