Agriculture is Important, IPB must “Pick up the Ball”

"I am very surprised, it turns out that IPB not only contribute to education but can also produce products out of research results ready for market," said a visitor, PR of Pupuk Sriwijaya (Pusri) Hernawan L Syamsudin to National Expo of Plantation Innovation (ENIP ) II 2011, in Jakarta last mid October. ENIP II 2011 is the publication agenda of the potential innovation of Indonesian plantations, organized by the Center for Estate Crops Research and Development.

According to him, Indonesia is rich in this type of agriculture and should be dominant in its own country, and can use it well. "We’re in Pusri always accompanying the community by finding foster father for the community who has potential so that they can move forward," he told concerning the empowerment in Pusri.

Hernawan says, agriculture is very important, so Bogor Agricultural University, one of the largest agricultural colleges in Indonesia, should promote it more aggressively. "If necessary, IPB picks up the ball (take the initiative) so that young people will be interested in agriculture," he said. Hernawan is one of the staff of Pusri PR; He is interested in some of the products displayed at the booth of IPB.
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