A general view shows a parched section of a rice paddy during a drought in Japakeh on the outskirts of Banda Aceh on July 14, 2024. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
JAKARTA: Indonesian agriculture development has lagged for years as the country struggles to improve technology and human resources in the sector, with experts and farmers believing the condition will make it difficult to effectively safeguard the nation’s food security.
AA Gede Agung Wedhatama, founder of the Bali-based Cool Young Farmers (PMK) community said that the widely adopted conventional agricultural system in Indonesia only enables a hectare of land to produce five tonnes of rice, while countries with more advanced technology can produce up to 15 tonnes with the same amount of land.
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