Rural Development Administration transfers ‘sugar cane prediction model’ to Indonesia

The National Institute of Agricultural Sciences developed a production prediction model for sugarcane, a major crop in Indonesia, and transferred the results, including a remote observation system and ICT equipment. The National Institute of Agricultural Sciences announced on the 12th that it had a completion report meeting and transfer ceremony for the ‘Indonesian Strategic Crop Food Security Forecast Pilot Project’ with the Agricultural Statistics Data Center under the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture. This event was attended by Vice President Jae-Rok Ahn of the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Intan Rahayu, Director of the Indonesian Agricultural Statistics Data Center, and Sumanya, Director of the AFSIS Secretariat. AFSIS, which proposed this project, is a consultative body under the ‘ASEAN+3 Agriculture and Forestry Ministers’ Meeting’ and is in charge of international cooperation in the food security information system sector. In addition, through the ODA ...