S. Korea helps Bogor's farmers

S. Korea helps Bogor's farmers

BOGOR: South Korea Ambassador to Indonesia Yun Hai-jung handed
over farming equipment and seeds to Bogor regent Agus Utara
Effendi on Wednesday at Singabraga village, Tenjo district, Bogor
regency.

The cooperation, which started last February, was aimed at
cultivating a six-hectare plot of land, owned by the regency, in
the village.

Agus said in his speech that the purpose of the cooperation
was to improve local farmers' knowledge of crops and farming
technology.

Ten farmers have joined a one-year course in South Korea while
several agricultural experts from South Korea have given
guidelines to local farmers.

Ambassador Yun said that farming has played a great role in
the economic progress of South Korea for 30 years.

"Farming is one of our country's potentials. I believe this
project will be an example of bilateral cooperation in farming
between Indonesia and South Korea," he said, adding that the
pilot project in Singabraga is expected to increase the farmers'
income in Tenjo.

Should the project be successful, the regency and South Korea
plan to build a training center for farmers and a research center
for the development of seeds. -- JP